Frome woman loses £2,500 after delivery text scam | Somerset County Gazette
A YOUNG couple are devastated as they lost £2,500 of savings after a delivery text scam.
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A YOUNG couple are devastated as they lost £2,500 of savings after a delivery text scam.
BBC News Published image copyrightTom Cuff image captionTom Cuff's relatives have set up a fundraising page to help them get the money back A couple have been left "heartbroken" after being tricked out of their savings in a Royal Mail text scam. Tom and Freyja Cuff, from Frome, Somerset, received a text about a parcel collection which eventually led to their bank account being emptied of £2,500. A spokesperson for Trading Standards said this sort of scam was very common and that "Covid was a scammers dream". Mr Cuff said: "We were left with absolutely nothing." Fraudsters sent the text messa...