The text scam is a phishing scheme that sends fake messages claiming there is a problem with delivering a package.

The United States Postal Service is warning of a scam involving text messages that ask for information in order for a package to be delivered.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    I got a really believable scam text a couple of weeks ago from a purported collection agency. I’m having some debt issues and it looked very real. The fact that they didn’t say my name or who they represented were obvious clues, but I could definitely see myself not thinking about that and downloading their attached PDF.