Christmas ‘spray and pay’ parcel delivery scam warning issued by expert

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00:00So, we've all got so many parcels moving through the stratosphere at the moment.

00:05The UK parcel delivery industry is the biggest across Europe.

00:09There are 1.2 billion parcels being handled in the build-up to Christmas in the UK alone.

00:15That's 12 parcels per person.

00:18Well, I push that average way up, I'm sure.

00:21So, with all your Black Friday parcels, if you suddenly get a text saying

00:25there's been a problem with your delivery, or you need to update,

00:28or your delivery is stuck at the depot, you're just going to go, example like this,

00:32you're just going to go, I need that, it could be anything, it could be my aunties, my daughters.

00:38And for £2, you don't even think about it.

00:39You're going to sort it. Yes, of course.

00:40So, you get on it and you sort it.

00:42Now, what you've done by tapping on that and paying, or even just tapping on it,

00:45is you've very nicely handed £2 to a criminal, and even worse, you've handed them your bank details.

00:51Thank you very much. Happy Christmas, criminals.

00:54So, this is very sophisticated.

00:55The reason why they call it Spray and Pay is because it is massive.

01:00They are sending these texts out to millions and millions and millions of phone numbers.

01:05So, you'll get one. You will absolutely get one.

01:08So, just think twice before you do it.

01:11It is very unlikely you'll be asked to pay, unless it's coming from America and there's customs to pay.

01:16You might get a card through your letterbox if they've missed you.

01:19Or, you know, the old post office, there we go, post office red card, or every would give a card.

01:24You just hold on and think about it, because you are handing over details that you shouldn't oughtn't to do.

01:31If you do, and you suddenly think, oh, crikey, I think I did that in haste, get in touch with your bank straight away.