An Post Helps Customers To Spot Scams
23 November 2022
Black Friday offers mean ever-increasing levels of in-store and online transactions. An Post, the nation’s delivery partner wants everyone to enjoy their shopping sprees knowing that we are all united in beating the fraudsters.
An Post no longer includes any payment links in texts or emails so that customers can be clear about what is a genuine message and what is not, when they are shopping online or corresponding about orders or deliveries.
“Seeking out gifts for family and friends is an important part of the build up to Christmas and we want customers to feel as secure as possible so they can enjoy shopping online and steer clear of the scammers” says Julie Gill of the An Post Mails & Parcels customer team
“An Post will never ask a customer to pay charges or provide payment information through a link in a text or email. Customers should never ever click on any link asking for payment or delivery a customs charge. Such fees should only ever be checked and paid directly through anpost.com or at any local post office.
An Post has created a handy check list for customers to use when they do receive a text or email. The guide has been delivered nationwide and is also available at anpost.com
Some significant Christmas posting dates are also approaching fast, full details are available at https://www.anpost.com/Post-Parcels/Christmas/christmas-postal-dates Latest recommended times of posting for letters to the USA December 12th, parcels December 7th. Europe (except Ireland and UK) letters December 19th and parcels December 13th. For the rest of the world it’s December 7th for letters and parcels.