Royal Mail £1.45 redelivery text — what to do
The single most common UK scam text in 2026. Almost everyone has received one. The script: 'Royal Mail: your parcel could not be delivered as a £1.45 fee is required. Please pay at royalmail-redelivery[.]com to release your parcel.'
Royal Mail never collects re-delivery fees by phone or via a text link. Genuine re-delivery is requested via royalmail.com using the reference on the card left at your door, or in person at your local delivery office.
If you clicked the link and only saw the form (didn't enter anything): you're fine, but block the sender. If you entered any details: dial 159 immediately and treat it as a card-takeover attempt. See Royal Mail scam call UK for the full breakdown.
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- Becky N.18 days ago
Got three of these this week alone. Forwarded all to 7726 — the network confirmation reply mentions over 50,000 forwards per week for this exact script.
- Daniel J.15 days ago
My mother-in-law clicked the link and entered her card. Called 159 within 20 minutes. Her bank (Nationwide) flagged the next two attempted transactions and froze the card. She didn't lose anything. Speed matters.
- WCL EditorialEditor14 days ago
Worth noting Royal Mail's own scam-protection page lists every variant they're tracking: https://www.royalmail.com/help/scam-protection — useful to send to relatives who keep getting caught.
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