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Do not pay customs demands sent by parcel text message
Parcel texts demanding a customs fee via a link are scams: don't open them, don't pay, report them.
- Time
- ⏱ 1 min
- Difficulty
- ◆ easy
How to do it
- Don't open the link in the text and don't make any payment.
- Check the parcel directly with the sender or parcel service through their known website or contact details.
- Forward the suspicious message to phishing@verbraucherzentrale.nrw, the phishing address of the North Rhine-Westphalia consumer advice centre.
Sources
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- verbraucherzentrale.nrw (opens in a new tab)
Mal sollen angeblich Zollgebühren bezahlt werden“; „eventuelle Zollgebühren sind nicht vor der Zustellung eines Pakets über eine Internetseite zu bezahlen“; „Diese Nachrichten wurden unter anderem an phishing@verbraucherzentrale.nrw
