THE South African Post Office (Sapo) has warned the public of a parcel delivery scam designed to defraud them.
Here’s how the scam works:
- Members of the public receive an emailed letter from a company purporting to be affiliated to ‘Speed Messenger Services’ using an adaptation of the Post Office’s Speed Services logo.
- The letter demands payment for import duty on the parcel(s) before it can be delivered.
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“The SA Post Office does not require customers to make any payment before parcels are released. If VAT or any other fees are payable on a parcel, this is paid at a Post Office counter at the time when the parcel is collected,” stated the SA Post Office.
The customer will receive a valid receipt for this payment.
“Where the Post Office has the cellphone number of the recipient, the customer will receive an SMS requesting him or her to collect the parcel at a specific Post Office branch. The SMS will not request that funds be deposited into an account,” the post office added.
Any anyone who may have information regarding this scam are requested to contact the SA Police or the Post Office’s Crime buster Hotline on 0800 020 070.
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The SA Post Office advises the public to ignore communication of this nature.
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