– Package Tracking Text Scams

Published August 1, 2024 | By Glenn

Smishing: Package Tracking Text Scams by USPS.gov
Have you received unsolicited mobile text messages with an unfamiliar or strange web link that indicates a USPS delivery requires a response from you? If you never signed up for a USPS tracking request for a specific package, then don’t click the link! This type of text message is a scam called smishing.

Here is a redacted copy of a text message I recently received.

USPS: We regret to inform you that your package was not successfully delivered due to incomplete house number information. Please update your address details within 24 hours: https://bit.ly/4fpSrxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
USPS Post Office Wishing you a pleasant day today!

It opened a page that looked like the official USPS site, with a form to fill out with personal info. Then, it moved to a page requesting a credit card for a 30-cent charge.

Report Scam Emails/Texts
For example, if you receive a suspicious email or text about a package delivery failure, forward it to [email protected], then delete the email.

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