I got a text asking me to click on a link to reschedule a parcel delivery I’d missed. I was waiting for a parcel from Royal Mail at the time, so I clicked on the link and was asked to make a payment.

Royal Mail said that fake Royal Mail ‘something for you’ cards could also contain dodgy QR codes or unsafe links. They added that ‘typical’ fraudulent texts might ask you ...

The scam text is doing the rounds, causing the bank, which has branches in Birmingham, to issue an urgent warning.