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Stark warnings about scammers impersonating the Royal Mail have been issued to those doing online Christmas shopping in the run up to Black Friday.
It comes after fraudulent emails were sent out encouraging people to pay a redelivery fee for an undelivered letter, The Mirror reports.
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Now experts are warning customers to be aware of the scam and others like it to avoid a nasty shock as people go online shopping on and around Black Friday, the busiest shopping day of the year, on November 27.
