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The message

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Fake delivery fee

Very likely a scam

This message matches known scam tricks. Don't click, reply or pay.

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What gave it away

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Royal Mail: Your parcel is on hold due to an unpaid shipping fee of £1.45. Please pay within 12 hours or it will be returned to sender: https://royalmail-redelivery-uk.top/pay

Asks for a small fee
Tiny fees (£1–£3) are the classic bait. The real goal is your card details.
Uses Royal Mail's name, but isn't Royal Mail
The real site is royalmail.com. This link goes to royalmail-redelivery-uk.top, which anyone can register.
“https://royalmail-redelivery-uk.top/pay”
Rushes you
A short deadline stops you thinking it through. Real companies give you time.
Parcel problem story
"Your parcel is held" texts are one of the most common scam openers, any time of year.
Unusual web ending: .top
Cheap endings like .top are popular with scam sites. Big UK brands use .co.uk or .com.
“https://royalmail-redelivery-uk.top/pay”
Long hyphenated web address
Addresses like word-word-word are typical of throwaway scam sites.
“https://royalmail-redelivery-uk.top/pay”

Where the link really goes

royalmail-redelivery-uk.top3 warning signs

The safe way to check

Don't tap the link. Open the Royal Mail app or royalmail.com and track the parcel with the number from your order confirmation.
If a fee is genuinely owed, it will show there, or on a card the courier puts through your door.
Forward the text to 7726 (free in the UK) so networks can block the sender.

Don't

Tap any link in the message
Reply, even to say "stop"
Share card details, passwords or codes

Warn your family

Scammers send the same message to thousands of people. Older relatives are often next.

Heads up ⚠️ I just got a fake "Royal Mail" text asking for a small delivery fee. It looks real but it's a scam. Don't press the link. Check in the courier's own app instead. Stay safe out there x Checked with Is It Real? → isthismessagereal.com