Scammers are targeting cellphone users with fake text messages claiming to be from the U.S. Postal Service and urging recipients to check attachments and click on links.
If you are a regular viewer, you know that when scammers send out bogus text messages, they send them in bunches.
Over the weekend, a wave of texts about traffic violations and unpaid tolls was sent out.
Over the last 24 hours, viewers have reported receiving a text claiming to be from the U.S. Postal Service. It presents itself as an urgent notice, urging recipients to check an attachment, and includes a link to a document file.
You should know by now that a link is something you do not click on!
While you can receive legitimate text messages from the Postal Service, you must sign up to receive them. These texts can provide information about deliveries, packages you have sent or Informed Delivery, but again, you have to sign up for them.
Another thing to point out is that these scam texts come from a 10-digit phone number, whereas real text messages from the Postal Service come from a five-digit number, known as a “short code.”
The Postal Service never sends unsolicited texts, includes links in texts, or requests payment for redelivery.
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