People in Gedling borough are being advised by police to watch out for virus- infected emails which are being sent out by fraudsters and claim to be from Royal Mail.
The email claims a package has been seized by HM Revenue & Customs upon arrival into the United Kingdom.
The official looking mail, which claims to be from Royal Mail, contains a link to a document which will install malicious software on your computer which has been designed by fraudsters to steal credentials like account names, email addresses and passwords.
Nottingham Police’s crime prevention unit manager Samantha Hancock said: “If you receive one of these emails, do not click on any links or download any attachments and report it to Action Fraud.”
A Royal Mail spokesman said they never send out emails asking for credit card numbers or other personal or confidential information. He also stressed that they do not receive a person’s email address as part of any home shopping experience.
