Misleading missed delivery cards posted through letterboxes

Residents across the UK are being warned about ‘something for you’ cards arriving through letterboxes designed to look like they have come from Royal Mail.

The cards which lack the Royal Mail logo look almost identical to the ‘something for you’ slips that are posted through homes when a delivery can’t be made.

To organise a redelivery the cards urge recipients to call a 0208 number, which is not registered to Royal Mail. After ringing the number the automated message asks for your details and consignment number.

The warning has been issued by Action Fraud. Action Fraud is the UK’s national reporting centre for fraud and cyber crime where you should report fraud if you have been scammed, defrauded or experienced cyber crime.

A Royal Mail spokesperson told ActionFraud: “The Royal Mail security team is looking into this incident as a matter of urgency. Customers should check delivery cards very carefully to ensure they are genuine, and remain vigilant. Although this card is similar to one of our Something For You cards, the Royal Mail logo is crucially missing”.

“Customers should also consider whether they are expecting a delivery from the company named on the card”.

“Whilst we have not received any reports at present, missed delivery cards have been around for a while and come in different formats. If in doubt, do not call the number provided, give your card details or personal information and get in contact with us.”

You can contact Action Fraud via their website here, and we would add there has been no specific reports in the Wrexham area that we are aware of as of yet.