DENVER — A viewer named Adree sent Steve On Your Side a screenshot of a text message he received last week claiming that a package had been put on hold and directing them to visit a website to update ...
When you're anxiously awaiting a package, you're likely keeping a close eye on shipping updates to know when to expect it. So when USPS sends a text to tell you a worker couldn't deliver your package, ...
During the holiday season, package shipping and deliveries ramp up, but so do scammers. Between porch pirates and online scams, fraudsters are getting more elaborate with their attempts to dupe ...
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Spotting and avoiding Parcel delivery scams

I got a text asking me to click on a link to reschedule a parcel delivery I’d missed. I was waiting for a parcel from Royal Mail at the time, so I clicked on the link and was asked to make a payment.
It starts with a ping. You’re in the middle of your day when a text pops up that there’s a problem with your package delivery, or a missed toll payment. These messages look very convincing, but ...
Text messages claiming to be from FedEx, UPS, or the USPS are on the rise. Here’s how to recognize a fake delivery email or text and what to do to protect yourself. CR spoke with cybersecurity experts ...
(WISH) — With the increased deliveries to homes during the recent holidays, people saw a recurring scam involving text messages that appear to be from the U.S. Postal Service. The Postal Serivce in ...
If you love the holidays, I can promise you scammers love them even more. December is their Super Bowl, and one of the biggest scams this time of year involves fake shipping and delivery alerts. They ...
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - During the busiest delivery season of the year, the Better Business Bureau offers tips for consumers to protect their packages. The number of packages delivered this holiday ...
A SCAM, BUT TERRI ACTUALLY ISN’T IT? THAT’S RIGHT, TODD, MOST OF US KNOW TO BE CAUTIOUS ABOUT ALL OF THESE UNFAMILIAR TEXTS WE GET. SOME ARE OBVIOUSLY SCAMS, BUT WHAT IF YOU’RE JUST NOT SURE THAT’S ...
Whether it’s a holiday or any given Tuesday, finding packages at our front door isn’t so much a surprise as an expectation for some people. Unfortunately, scammers are using our consumer habits ...