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 ...
How to figure out if a US Postal Service text message is a scam You can spot a USPS text scam by looking for grammatical mistakes, urgent requests for personal information, and missing tracking numbers. Legitimate USPS texts will always include your tracking number, which you can double-check ...
The USPS says smishing is on the rise and scammers are getting better at tricking innocent people into handing over their sensitive data. Smishing involves a "deceptive text message that is intended to lure the recipient into providing their personal or financial information," the Postal Service w...
What are the USPS tracking numbers used to scam people? A tracking number is a number that a commercial shopping site provides at checkout. This tracking number will be linked to a legitimate tracking service such as FedEx or Amazon. The tracking number may be falsified or legitimate if the ...
The Postal Service offers free tools to track specific packages, but customers are required to either register online, or initiate a text message, and provide a tracking number. USPS does not charge for these services! USPS will not send customers text messages or e-mails without a customer fi...
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 ...
This is probably why ebay doesn't remove it as there could still be a chance it gets used. You cannot remove a tracking number from the transaction. I wouldn't worry about it as both will show to the buyer. You can also message the buyer about what happened and let them know ...
The website uspshelp.xyz is a fake United States Parcel Service tracking website being used by scammers to defraud potential victims. It seems as if the scammers are sending fake USPS text messages to their potential victims asking them to click a link that goes to uspshelp.xyz for ...
Here's how this scam was done... the seller sold me Fender Electric guitar. He was a Zero 1st time seller, but the listing "looked" real. He used eBay shipping tools to create a label. He then used the tracking number from that label to create another (cut and paste label) The ...
While they’re not perfect, spam filters do a pretty good job of thwarting phishing attacks and scammers don’t like that. That’s why they’ve started running the same game via text message. Rather than calling the spam texts “phishing” the scam is called “smishing” since a text is...