topic Re: TEXT SCAM: Fraudsters disguised as USPS in Get Support

TEXT SCAM: Fraudsters disguised as USPS

austinhuang — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 14:29:44 GMT

Received today. Scam looks like this:

If you received one too, DO NOT click the link. Report the incident to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre and the FTC (Number is American), as well as forward the message to 7726 (SPAM).

Re: TEXT SCAM: Fraudsters disguised as USPS

laceydawn81 — Fri, 18 Oct 2019 23:17:22 GMT

they are nothing new.. u can get them with any company.... they are def annoying tho.... i hate that so many falls for these scams by text phone calls or emails.

Re: TEXT SCAM: Fraudsters disguised as USPS

austinhuang — Fri, 18 Oct 2019 23:19:33 GMT

@laceydawn81 wrote:
they are nothing new.. u can get them with any company.... they are def annoying tho.... i hate that so many falls for these scams by text phone calls or emails.

Agreed, yet I still report them on the forum in PSA style nevertheless...

Re: TEXT SCAM: Fraudsters disguised as USPS

danielfu — Sun, 20 Oct 2019 00:35:15 GMT

If you receive any text that send from unknown person, it is always better to be careful.

Re: TEXT SCAM: Fraudsters disguised as USPS

cellphoneuser1 — Sun, 20 Oct 2019 05:07:32 GMT

This happens often. Don't give info unless you know who you're giving it to.

Re: TEXT SCAM: Fraudsters disguised as USPS

Kim1971kim — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 16:19:13 GMT

Thanks for sharing!

Re: TEXT SCAM: Fraudsters disguised as USPS

madhi19 — Wed, 06 Nov 2019 02:07:56 GMT

While were at it Netflix phishing is on the rise.

Re: TEXT SCAM: Fraudsters disguised as USPS

Luddite — Wed, 06 Nov 2019 02:14:56 GMT

Phishing and smishing: internet additions to snail mail scams of old.

Re: TEXT SCAM: Fraudsters disguised as USPS

cellphoneuser1 — Wed, 06 Nov 2019 02:15:50 GMT

@madhi19 wrote:
While were at it Netflix phishing is on the rise.

Bank website logins are also common targets. I've also seen fake Fedex delivery notices.