Police warning over phone delivery scam

The warning was issued after a man in the town was the victim of an attempted scam on Wednesday.

He received a package addressed to him containing two new phones from O2 which he had not ordered and immediately contacted O2 to inform them that an error must have been made.

He was instructed to take the phones to the post office at his earliest convenience to return them.

A short time later he received a call from a person purporting to be from a delivery company saying the delivery had gone to the wrong address.

The caller then told him that they would call to his house to collect the package.

When the householder instructed the caller that he had contacted O2 and the police, the caller then rang off.

Police believe the phones, once collected by the scammers, would then have been sold on.

The PSNI would advise anyone who receives phones or any other items they have not ordered to contact the company the delivery is from in the first instance and report it.

Police should also be contacted if any member of the public is in any way worried that the delivery has not been a genuine mistake.

A police spokesperson said: “There are numerous types of frauds/scams being practiced by fraudsters and they come in many guises. The ability of fraudsters to practice new scams is infinite.

“If any member of the public thinks they have been the subject of any type of scam telephone 0845 600 8000.”