Martin Lewis has warned Post Office customers of a "clever" new scam that sees criminals "getting your bank account details".
The Money Saving Expert website founder took to Twitter to warn his followers of conmen pretending to be the Post Office. The criminals tell victims that they have a parcel for them and will not deliver it until they pay a fee by inputting their bank details.
Martin warned that the message didn't actually mention a fee until you click the link. It only mentions "delays in transit" and offers "a date to reschedule" causing it to look less suspicious.
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The money mogul wrote: "Beware. Just had a clever version of the ' pay £1.99 for Post Office Parcel delivery ' scam text, aiming to steal bank info.
"The 'fee' isn't mentioned in the text, it talks about 'delays in transit' and offers 'a date to reschedule'. It's only when you click through it mentions a fee."
The Post Office also posted on Twitter warning customers of the scam. They wrote: "If you receive a suspicious text message like this, report it by forwarding the message to 7726 @CyberProtectUK #CyberProtect."
They attached a short animation, which said: "Beware delivery phishing scams are on the rise. Remember Post Office does not deliver your mail and parcels. Nor do we chase unpaid postage fees.
"Report it if you receive a suspicious message like this: 'POST OFFICE: Your parcel was returned to our depot after a failed delivery attempt. Click here to rearrange your delivery.' Report it by forwarding the message to 7726."
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