USPS warns of scam involving texts requesting information for package delivery
USPS warns of scam involving texts requesting information for package delivery
The text scam is a phishing scheme that sends fake messages claiming there is a problem with delivering a package.
The United States Postal Service is warning of a scam involving text messages that ask for information in order for a package to be delivered.
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I’ve gotten like 4 of these, and it’s honestly surprising to me that anyone with more than a dozen brain cells falls for these scams, since they’re comically obvious.
So yeah I guess that actually accounts for like a good third or so of the country.
They know that there will be a certain number of the population that will see these attempts as obvious. Those texts aren’t meant for us. They’re meant for the elderly and less savvy.
They prey on the vulnerable. That's really all you have to say.
You've got to remember that these are just simple farmers. These are people of the land. The common clay of the new West. You know... morons.
Yeah very hilarious post when it's your mother with dementia.
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Well, you say that but coincidentally I was expecting a parcel from a courier and received a well crafted text saying that delivery attempt failed.
It's easy to fall into a trap like this. It was only when I paused wondering why are they asking for my address did I realise its a scam.
It was sent at 8:30, right during personal rush hour time.
Same thing happened to my wife. It was perfect timing with an actual expected package that missed delivery. Send out enough of these and you're bound to get a few hits from people in the exact scenario you're scamming for.
Same here. My teen ordered something that was supposed to arrive this coming weekend. However it arrived early by USPS and the first I learned about it was when he got that scam text. I told him it looked like a scam, but I checked the real tracking number and the package was delivered.
I wonder if they have a data source for real deliveries to target - the online store did use some third party tracker that I accidentally clicked on before going to USPS
Honestly, this is just an unfortunate artifact of the ubiquitous nature of technology these days, and the fact that most people don’t think too hard about what’s actually happening or how this crazy amalgamation of information and services operates, and simply consider it “convenient magic”.