"Smishing is one of the more popular scams - especially around the holidays - which includes fraudulent text messages indicating package tracking. Victims will typically receive a deceptive text message that is intended to lure the recipient into providing their personal or financial information," says the USPIS.
"The holiday season offers merriment, joy, and togetherness, but fraudsters and their scams can dim the season," warned the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), urging customers to be cautious.
"While the USPS does offer free tools to track specific packages, it will not send customers text messages or e-mails without a customer first requesting the service with a specific tracking number - and it will not contain a link," the Postal Service advises.
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