“Your package doesn’t fit in the mailbox”: beware of this new SMS scam

Méfiez-vous si vous recevez un jour ce type de SMS sur votre téléphone (photo d’illustration). freestocks – UNSPLASH

Une nouvelle arnaque, au colis non livré cette fois. Un SMS frauduleux fait croire aux victimes que le colis est trop gros pour entrer dans leur boîte aux lettres.

"Hello, this is the delivery person, your package did not fit in the mailbox, please choose a new slot". If you ever receive this type of SMS on your phone, accompanied by a link to infoconsignes.com, do not click on it, it is a scam, reports Actu.fr in particular. .

Fraudulent site

Numerous testimonials have been recorded in recent days on signal-scams.com, the community site for protection against Internet scams.

If you click on this link, you will be asked to choose a new delivery slot and enter your contact details, including your email address. You will be sent to a fraudulent site imitating the Mondial Relay platform, specifies France Live, from Ouest France. You will then be asked to enter your bank details to pay "redelivery fees", note our sisters and brothers at Actu.fr .

Phishing attempt

This is yet another phishing attempt intended to recover the confidential and banking information of the targeted people.

You should know that no delivery company asks for the bank details of its customers or charges for a new delivery in the event of failure the first time, as confirmed Chronopost and La Poste on their respective sites. As for Mondial Relay, the platform never delivers to homes.

Prudence

It is better never to communicate your bank details on unsecured sites and never click on links contained in "weird" SMS or emails.

The government platform cybermalveillance.gouv.fr exists to report this type of scam and obtain a diagnosis and personalized advice.