Source: reddit |
Scam Type: Impersonation |
Amount Lost: Amount not specified |
Date: March 28, 2026
I got this text message from a weird unknown number this morning regarding a parcel that couldn't be delivered. It reads as follows: Parcel handover pending-DPD. The parcel reached the address at 9:03, but delivery remained incomplete because a signature was required on receipt. Please make sure your contact details are up to date so you can receive delivery updates. Please visit our website to rearrange your delivery or update your delivery details: [link]. Simply reply with "Y", then close the SMS and reopen it to activate the link. If the link still does not work, please copy it and paste it directly into Safari. You can choose a new delivery date or time slot, redirect the parcel to a local collection point. Important: Your parcel will be held until 30 March. If no new delivery arrangement is made by then, it may be returned to the sender.
I ordered a few things a week ago which have not arrived, so I assumed it had to do with that. I was on a short lunch break at work, so didn't have time to think too much about replying to the text and clicking the link. But I was taken to delivery info definitely not mine - it said the package was in London, and I live nowhere near. Now when I click the link I'm directed to a warning page saying the website has been identified as potentially fraudulent. I didn't input any personal info, if there was any opportunity to I didn't see it, but I'm worried about the fact I 1) responded to the initial text with Y and 2) that I clicked the link at all. I've since checked all my delivery info for my orders and they're all the correct address. Do I have anything to worry about? Does anyone know what this might have been?
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