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

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    USPS does not send tracking texts or emails without a customer first requesting the service, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service states. What does a package tracking text from the USPS look like?

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

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    Scammers are using a hoax called smishing to try to deceive consumers who send packages through the mail. Experts share guidance on how you can avoid this scam. That text from the post office ...

  4. 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 ...

  5. Received an Unexpected Package? It Could Be a Brushing Scam - AOL

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    Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: ... and even phone number. Other online scams like gift card scams, Amazon email scams, ... First, check the package to see if it was delivered to ...

  6. Mail and wire fraud - Wikipedia

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    Mail fraud and wire fraud are terms used in the United States to describe the use of a physical (e.g., the U.S. Postal Service) or electronic (e.g., a phone, a telegram, a fax, or the Internet) mail system to defraud another, and are U.S. federal crimes. Jurisdiction is claimed by the federal government if the illegal activity crosses ...

  7. Parcel mule scam - Wikipedia

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    The parcel mule scam, also known as the reshipping scam, involves scammers and unsuspecting victims handling goods [1] to other countries. In some ways it is similar to the money mule scam. Scammers use fake advertising [ 2 ] to hire mules.

  8. 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 ...

  9. 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.