A WARNING has been issued about a new “smishing” scam in which fraudsters pose as a parcel delivery service in order to steal personal information.
The States police and cyber-security officials have urged those who receive a message purportedly from Evri to refrain from clicking on the link or sharing their details.
Islanders should instead scrutinise the message for errors to determine its legitimacy.
A statement from the Jersey Cyber Security Centre, posted by the police on social media, explained that mistakes in word spacing (“yourpackage” and “operationcentre”), grammar (“ship in” instead of “ship on”), and unexpected URLs were all giveaways that the message is not genuine.
JCSC said: “We’ve been made aware that fraudsters are targeting people in Jersey by posing as Evri and getting in contact with you about a fictional parcel.”
The statement continued: “If you receive this message, do not follow the link and do not share your information.
“This is likely a ‘smishing’ attack, which is designed to convince you to share personal information.”
