Also Known As:"USPS - Your Package Is Waiting For Delivery" phishing email Type:Phishing/Scam Damage level: Written byTomas MeskauskasonAugust 28, 2023 ▼REMOVE IT NOWGet free scan and check if your computer is infected. To use full-featured product, you have to purchase a license for Com...
Email scams are another method of attack by scammers. Emails are sent to people indicating they have had a package delivery "suspended," or they have a package waiting at the Post Office. There are usually links attached to the email, and they urge the recipient to click them. The USPS ...
ThePostal Servicetext message scam usually claims there's an unspecified problem with delivering a package, and, because of that issue, it "cannot be delivered." In order to resolve the issue, the messages ask for payment or fees (sometimes $1.99 or $3), and for the recipient to update ...
Let's start off with a package delivery A prime example of scammers trying to sync up with people expecting a package. If you ordered something the day before, this one could certainly throw you off. One flag here is the wording requesting you to set preferences in a text. Odds are, y...
(WSET) — You may want to check your phone and see if you've recently got a suspicious text. It's a scam designed to look like it's coming from the postal service. It reads 'Postal Notice - You have a package that needs to be...
I sent something out that i had sold, that ended up being a scam, As soon as i found out I went online to usps website and put in for a package intercept. I got the confirmation email saying that my request was put through. The next morning i go to check the trackin...
One clear way to tell that this message is a scam is the fact that I received it unsolicited. TheUnited States Postal Inspection Servicestates on its website the following: If you never signed up for a USPS tracking request for a specific package, then don’t click the link! This type ...
Scammers are targeting potential victims through their cell phones by sending them texts claiming to be from USPS, UPS, FedEx and other legitimate mail carriers. These texts claim they were unable to deliver a package, such as the delivery information being incomplete. ...
Recently mailed a package with Priority Mail, and it didn’t arrive at its destination on time. All the USPS website would tell me is that the shipping info was received. When I called them 7 days later — remember, Priority Mail is supposed to be a 2-3 day delivery — I told them...
The unfortunate part of an address change with the USPS is that it’s easy for scammers to get away with it. There are, however, a few ways to stop the scam from happening. The post office will send a confirmation of the change of address to your known location. Make sure you always...