Return to sender: How to avoid the USPS scam text

Dan Ketchum for Spokeo

Return to sender: How to avoid the USPS scam text

Got a text message from USPS about a package that you don’t quite remember ordering? The impulse to click on the link to jog your memory about the delivery or to see why a package you were expecting couldn’t be delivered is totally natural—and exactly why scammers love impersonating the USPS. In fact, the Federal Trade Commission ranks fake package delivery problems as the number one most common type of text fraud.

Scammers stick with the USPS scam text racket because it’s effective. But the good news is, once you know what to look for, you’ll be onto that scam like a dog on a postman. Spokeo explains how the scam works and how to stay safe.

How USPS Scam Texts Work

The ever-popular USPS scam text is a smish