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Shopping for Christmas bargains? Beware the ‘spray and pay’ parcel delivery fraud

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 30 November

Criminals send thousands of texts about an undelivered bargain buy and ask for a redelivery fee in a bid to mine your data and bank details

You have landed a lot of bargains in the run-up to Black Friday and most of your Christmas shopping is done.

So when a text arrives about a delivery, it’s no surprise. A quick click on a link and you have paid the £2 redelivery charge it’s asking for.