"With online shopping a daily habit for many, scammers are banking on you clicking without thinking. The package delivery scam is on the rise, targeting consumers via text, email and even fake door tags. How it works You receive a notification appearing to be from a major carrier (UPS, FedEx, USPS) claiming a package is delayed or held up. The message urges you to click a link to update delivery preferences or pay a small fee."
"Red flags to watch for Urgency: messages attempting to panic you into acting immediately. Unexpected requests: Carriers will not ask for sensitive personal or financial info just to complete a delivery. Suspicious links: Look for slight misspellings in the web address, like fed-ex.com instead of fedex.com. Ghost packages: If you didn't order anything, the notification is almost certainly a scam."
"How to protect yourself Go to the source: Never click the link in the text. Visit the carrier's official website directly and enter the tracking number there. Check the number: If you find a missed delivery tag on your door, do not call the number printed on it. Call the company's official customer service line. Verify policies: Remember that major carriers do not demand payment via unsolicited texts."
Online shopping habits make consumers targets for increasing package delivery scams sent via text, email, and fake door tags. Scammers send notifications posing as major carriers (UPS, FedEx, USPS) claiming a package is delayed or held and urging recipients to click links to update delivery preferences or pay small fees. Those links can install malware or steal personal and financial information. Red flags include urgency, unexpected requests for sensitive data, suspicious web addresses with misspellings, and notifications about packages never ordered. Protection steps include visiting the carrier's official website and entering tracking numbers, calling official customer service lines for missed-delivery tags, and remembering carriers do not demand payment via unsolicited texts.
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