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Sallywally1 Sat 09-Apr-22 17:00:00

i missed a delivery from UPS, They left a card stating that there was a problem with the address and that i have to pay them £2 before they give me the parcel. does this sound odd?

Grandmabatty Sat 09-Apr-22 17:00:45

It's a scam

Charleygirl5 Sat 09-Apr-22 17:02:06

Most definitely- do not pay a penny and get in touch with whoever has sent it.

Kate1949 Sat 09-Apr-22 17:03:15

Yes a scam

Shandy57 Sat 09-Apr-22 17:10:33

My friend was caught out with the Royal Mail 'text', she did put her credit card details in but luckily her daughter responded quickly.

I didn't know the scammers had started leaving physical cards now.

FannyCornforth Sat 09-Apr-22 17:13:51

Yes, scam

lixy Sat 09-Apr-22 17:14:57

Were you expecting a parcel?
Can you check with UPS local depot?

Sounds like a time to employ a long bargepole!

kittylester Sat 09-Apr-22 17:16:13

Were you expecting a delivery?

Germanshepherdsmum Sat 09-Apr-22 17:36:42

Very odd. In my experience UPS are very professional. Never had anything like this, but like many the usual email scams.

Grandmaclampet Sat 09-Apr-22 17:41:09

I have not heard of this before please call them.

Sara1954 Sat 09-Apr-22 17:43:13

Definitely a scam.
Please ignore it.

Kim19 Sat 09-Apr-22 17:47:25

Yes, I was caught in something similar but thankfully Fanny (wonder woman) put me right. I quickly got in touch with my bank and my card was cancelled. I actually thought I was pretty scam savvy but...... not so.

Sallywally1 Sat 09-Apr-22 18:05:48

Thanks. They are closed till Monday. I think it’s a scam too!

Sara1954 Sat 09-Apr-22 20:39:28

UPS are not the only courier company being caught up in this scam.
Some companies have put out warnings.

Pammie1 Sat 09-Apr-22 20:43:05

I don’t know of any courier who charges to redeliver a parcel. I would contact UPS and ask for the parcel details - the details should be on the card they left if it’s genuine.

Teacheranne Sat 09-Apr-22 21:06:45

Surely if the card has been put through a letter box as a scam, then it would have been delivered to all the local houses as well in order to catch some one out. This is how text scams work, they are sent to thousands of email addresses at the same time.

A card delivered to a random house is unusual I think, I would go online to find a phone number for UPS in your area to see if they really have a parcel for you. Do not phone the number on the card just in case.

Sara1954 Sat 09-Apr-22 21:44:32

No courier company would charge the recipient any extra, if, which is unlikely, there was an extra charge to be paid, it would be billed to the sender.