Malwarebytes Labs received a Royal Mail phishing scam last week. Victim was asked for a bogus 2.99 postage fee last Friday, having not seen the scam warnings circulating online. Victim’s bank accounts were compromised very quickly, and the phishers wasted no time at all in going for gold. A day after they paid the bogus fee, the victims bank contacted the victim to tell them what had gone wrong. The victim had multiple direct debits (recurring billing) for mobile phone companies and technology stores.”]
Source: https://blog.malwarebytes.com/scams/2021/03/the-human-impact-of-a-royal-mail-phishing-scam/