"They said it was Evri trying to deliver, but I was in, and what was being delivered was by post and Amazon."
Parcel delivery calls
135 community reports tagged Parcel delivery across 102 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Parcel delivery are spiking: 5 reports in the last 7 days, against a usual 1.8 reports a week. Take extra care with calls like these right now.
When people report it
Monday is the busiest day for these reports, and 55% are filed in the afternoon (12pm to 6pm). Times are when the report was submitted, which is usually soon after the call.
Verdict
93% of reporters rated these calls spam or suspicious. The most common call type is Delivery Scam (Royal Mail, DPD, etc).
Numbers used
Reports tagged Parcel delivery cover 102 different numbers. 14 of them were first reported in the last 30 days, so a number you have not seen before can still be part of the same pattern.
Reports over time
Reports per day over the last 30 days. Reports per week over the last 12 weeks. Red weeks had at least double the usual volume. Reports per month over the last year.
How people rate these calls
- Spam 75 · 56%
- Suspicious 50 · 37%
- Unknown 4 · 3%
- Safe 6 · 4%
Most common call type: Delivery Scam (Royal Mail, DPD, etc)
Busiest days
All reports by the day they were submitted.
Time of day
When reports are submitted, UK time.
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Night 12am to 6am 4
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Morning 6am to 12pm 30
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 74
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Evening 6pm to 12am 27
Latest reports
"Said they were from Royal Mail, telling me my package had 'returned to the depot after they couldn't deliver it to me'"
"Not certain about this number, but they said it was from Royal Mail about a non delivery of an item. Did not reply since it was a family member's birthday, so it could have been likely."
"Got a text from this number today pretending to be from Royal Mail saying they couldnt deliver my package and I was to contact them through the link to rearrange Delivery this was not a telephone call this what I direct text message"
"Had an email address trying to report bad service from Evri, and 'Alfred' tried to call me to sort out compensation. Got me to download an app (Lemfi) and showed me through how to get paid the compensation. Turned out to be a scam, luckily I realised early enough."
"I got this text. UPS package 1Z9636RX0415676760 from Europaket+ GmbH is being delivered. Reply today before 23:00: 1 = Collect from UPS Access Point SMITH NEWS & OFF LICENCE (PLY), 63A GOSBROOK RD, RG4 8BN, READING. 2 = Delivery to your home. STOP = Opt-out. More info: www.ups.com"
"Suspected scam call claiming to be UPS"
"UPS asking me to text back about pickup or drop off conformation, with a link."
"Text message scam. Likely plan involves saying a local post office, and claiming to be dealing with a package delivery. The text message is full of hyperlinks."
"Got a text saying it was from royal mail about a missed delivery and they wanted Β£1.99 for redelivery! Item had fake tracking number."
"Said they were from DHL about a parcel."
"Message claiming to be from UPS wanting delivery details."
"A text message about a parcel with links to nearby post offices"
"Got a text that looked like it was from UPS with a real tracking code for an Amazon item coming from Amazon US. I deleted the text and reported it to Vodafone as spam."
"Text asking me to say where I need my item from UPS to be delivered β i've never had this before"
"Said they were EVRI about a missed delivery."
"I was suspicious so I sent UPS a copy of the text l got from this number. (Text was about an Amazon delivery coming from Eastern Europe and the details were right.) UPS got back to me after around a week, saying that it is A KNOWN SCAM and not from UPS or their message. The UPS Fraud Team said they already knew about it They told me to delete it without replying.."
"I was suspicious and sent UPS a copy of the text l got from this number. (Text was about an Amazon parcel coming from Eastern Europe and the details were right.) UPS replied after around a week, saying that it is A KNOWN SCAM and not a UPS number or text. The UPS Fraud Team said they already new about it They told me to delete it without replying.."
"Ups parcel delivery"
"UPS Tracking Scam"
"UPS scam"
"Said they were UPS delivering"
"Said it was a UPS scam"
"Claims to be from Royal Mail (UK) saying a shipment is stuck at their warehouse. It has a hyperlink and includes a fake (and non-working) web address for Royal Mail. Expect the link would ask for payment, but I didn't follow it!"