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Sports direct

(3 Posts)
Shinamae Mon 03-May-21 11:35:10

Had a text yesterday purporting to come from sports direct saying that my order was on its way and to click on the link to track its progress.Needless to say I did not have an order pending with sports direct so just deleted the txt...

cb1963 Mon 03-May-21 11:41:47

There are so many scams going around now it's just mind boggling. There is a similar one from Royal Mail where they say they tried to deliver a parcel and you have to pay a fee.
I try to use my gut instinct if something sounds fishy.

vampirequeen Tue 04-May-21 09:31:17

It makes you wonder how many people do press the link.