Warning as Royal Mail free iPhone text scam could rinse your bank account

If you receive a text message from Royal Mail saying you’ve won a free iPhone, definitely don’t open the link in it.

Lots of people are reporting they’ve been sent the scam message, which claims to be from Royal Mail in order to empty people’s accounts.

The text in question says the receiver has won a free iPhone 11 Pro from Currys, and all you have to do is pay a small fee for delivery.

To make it even more convincing, the message is often sent as part of the same thread that the official Royal Mail account uses to notify people about parcel deliveries.

The message reads: “There is an item waiting to be confirmed. You took one of the spots on our Currys’ XMAS-list.”

It includes a link to a website covered in the Currys/PC World logo, and invites you to put a few personal details in.

An alert then pops up reading: “Approved. Your selected iPhone 11 Pro will be delivered within 5 working days. Please confirm your delivery address and pay a small fee (£2.00) for insured shipping.”

Once the card details have been handed over on the next page for ‘shipping costs’, the scammers are then able to rinse people’s bank accounts.

Stay vigilant, and make sure you or your friends and family don’t get scammed this Christmas!