Warning over fake Asda and Morrisons delivery texts

SHOPPERS are being warned about a new text scam that pretends to be a delivery notice from Asda or Morrisons.

One of the phoney messages says: "your Asda order is out for delivery" and encourages recipients to enter personal details leaving them open to fraud.

Another similar message references an order from Morrisons.

The link in the texts takes you to a webpage supposedly allowing you to "track your order and view your delivery note.";

And scammers use this to obtain personal details from you which could put your finances at risk, warns the Chartered Trading Standards Institute.

Katherine Hart, a Lead Officer at , said: "Scammers are sending these texts to phone numbers on the off chance that the recipient has placed an order with the particular supermarket.

"The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a greater reliance on home shopping deliveries making the public more open to falling for this scam than ever before. "

But these types of scams aren't just limited to Asda or Morrisons as you may receive messages quoting the names of other major supermarket chains as well.

And similar scam campaigns like a Royal Mail delivery scam, as well as a National Insurance number scam have targeted the public recently too.