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According to the Federal Trade Commission, scammers will send fake text messages to try and trick you into giving them personal information, like a password, account number, or Social Security number.
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.
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.
The FBI is warning people receiving texts about unpaid tolls not to click any links and instead check their state's legitimate toll service website. That text message about your unpaid tolls may ...
What are 800 and 888 phone number scams? If you get an email providing you a PIN number and an 800 or 888 number to call, this a scam to try and steal valuable personal info. These emails will often ask you to call AOL at the number provided, provide the PIN number and will ask for account details including your password.
• 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.
Melanie McGovern, BBB director of public relations, also told BI that the best method to spot a phishing scam is to check from where the text or email came. Scam text messages from the USPS scam ...
People can request text message tracking by sending their package's tracking number to 28777 (2USPS). The text reply will be the package's latest tracking update. The text reply will be the ...