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A spike in fake Royal Mails emails has led to North Wales police issuing a warning to residents.
The latest scam sees an email from ‘Royal Mail’ about a missed delivery.
Police put out a warning on the scam on the community Alerts page.
A spokesperson said: “Although this is quite a common type of scam message, Action Fraud have seen a spike in these e-mails recently.
“If you receive an email that you think is suspicious, forward it to: report@phishing.gov.uk
“Your reports help to remove scams and malicious websites to protect others.
“#NWPCyberSafe”
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