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Eight arrests following police raids over Royal Mail scam text messages
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukDon't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Eight people have been arrested in a series of dawn raids over Royal Mail scam text messages Officers from the dedicated card and payment crime unit (DCPCU), a City of London and Metropolitan Police unit, carried out warrants in London, Coventry, Birmingham and Colchester in a week of action.
Eight men have been arrested on suspicion of fraud, for allegedly being involved in sending out fake messages asking people to pay a fee to retrieve a Royal Mail parcel.
The scam messages, known as “smishing” texts, steal a victim’s personal and bank details by getting them to follow a link to a fake version of a trusted website.
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