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.

A technology expert has identified the single red flag giveaway that proves a 'message from Royal Mail' is actually a scam ...

A tech security expert shared the telltale sign.

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