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  2. That text from the post office could be a scam. How to avoid ...

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    USPS replies will include the acronym "USPS," the tracking number, when your package will be available for pickup, and the sentence, "Reply STOP to cancel." ... Report a mail-related smishing scam ...

  3. USPS warns about package tracking 'smishing' text messages ...

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    Tracking number. Package status. Date, time and location ... USPS tracking texts never include clickable links. ... Other types of mail fraud to be aware of during the holidays.

  4. Modern survival skills: How to check if a tracking number is real

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    One frequent scam—especially now that the pandemic has made online purchasing so common—is the fake USPS tracking number or a fake tracking number from some other courier service.

  5. Package redirection scam - Wikipedia

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    A package redirection scam is a form of e-commerce fraud, where a malicious actor manipulates a shipping label, to trick the mail carrier into delivering the package to the wrong address. This is usually done through product returns to make the merchant believe that they mishandled the return package, and thus provide a refund without the item ...

  6. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications

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    • Fake email addresses - Malicious actors sometimes send from email addresses made to look like an official email address but in fact is missing a letter(s), misspelled, replaces a letter with a lookalike number (e.g. “O” and “0”), or originates from free email services that would not be used for official communications.

  7. Protect yourself from internet scams - AOL Help

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    Phishing scams happen when you receive an email that looks like it came from a company you trust (like AOL), but is ultimately from a hacker trying to get your information. All legitimate AOL Mail will be marked as either Certified Mail, if its an official marketing email, or Official Mail, if it's an important account email. If you get an ...

  8. 'Skimming,' 'smishing,' and other scams to pay attention to ...

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    How do you request text tracking from the USPS? People can request text message tracking by sending their package's tracking number to 28777 (2USPS). The reply will contain the latest tracking update.

  9. Tracking number - Wikipedia

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    It is a unique ID number or code assigned to a package or parcel. The tracking number is typically printed on the shipping label as a bar code that can be scanned by anyone with a bar code reader or smartphone. In the United States, some of the carriers using tracking numbers include UPS, [1] FedEx, [2] and the United States Postal Service. [3]