DPD delivery email scam

Sat 5 Dec 2020, 18:28

Previous Post was placed on 3rd November about this very subject 

Sat 5 Dec 2020, 11:58

Last night I received the type of email from DPD that newspapers and police have been warning about.

With Christmas just a few weeks away now, many people have been busy sending festive gifts to their loved ones. But if you’ve sent or received a gift via Royal Mail or DPD, make sure you’re on the lookout for delivery scams that are circulating.

The messages state that the couriers have tried to deliver a parcel, and ask you to click a link to reschedule the delivery.

The link directs you to an authentic looking website, which asks for your full name, address, date of birth and mobile number. If you complete the form, you’ll then be prompted to enter your credit card details, which the scammers can then use to drain your bank account.

The DPD page about these emails to is here: https://www.dpd.co.uk/content/about_dpd/phishing.jsp

In other words, don't open it before checking the email address it was sent from, also the spelling and the grammar! If it's dodgy, forward it to report@phishing.gov.uk

Given all the problems with deliveries from Hermes, that's just what we need!