A text scam has targeted over 4000 cell phone users in the past 24 hours.

Canterbury police said there are four variations of the text message scam which say the receiver has a parcel that is “out for delivery, or that has failed” with a link included.

People should not to click on the link as it leads to a malicious page asking users to download an app.

Instead, report it for free by forwarding the spam message to 7726.

“Downloading the application will infect your phone with a piece of malware called “Flubot” that steals personal information from your phone including banking details, passwords, and other sensitive information. If you have become a victim of a malware scam, contact CERT NZ at cert.govt.nz or call 0800 2378 69.”

Joe Teo, Manager of the Digital Messaging and Systems Team at the Department of Internal Affairs said that “the scam appears to be impacting mobile network operators across New Zealand”.

“We have seen similar text scams featuring the “Flubot” malware being detected globally in recent weeks including in Australia”.

If you received one of the below scam text messages, or a text from an unknown sender, do not click any hyperlinks included in the message. Simply report the text spam for free on your phone by forwarding the spam text message to 7726. The Department will contact you with details on how to complete a report.