Scam Alert: USPS didn’t text you a link 2023.10.18……【Press】【U.S.】Scam Alert: Texts about delivery issues that ask you to click on a link are fake, USPS warns
➤【美国】美国邮局再次警告：包裹短信是诈骗
2023-10-18
美国邮政总局再次对公众提出警告，凡要求点击连接有关包裹信件投递问题短信全是假的。
《abc 7》报导，美国邮政总局提醒公众注意骗局手法，内容是来自邮局的短信提醒，声称包裹无法投递，必须点击连接更新地址信息，当局警告千万不要受骗上当，对方用意在试图窃取个人信息。
小企业主多明格斯（Stacey Dominguez）近日就遇到这种情况，她在脸书上发布一张收到类似短信的照片。
她说：「骗子又再次出现了。年节期间诈骗总是非常猖獗，我希望大家不要受骗上当。」
商业改善局（简称BBB）坦言，该局的诈骗追踪器发现此类诈骗案件在假期期间激增。
该局发言人麦戈文（Melanie McGovern）表示，诈骗者目的在于欺骗民众，误认包裹出现问题无法送达，或者运送过程遭到延误，收件者必须点击连接和修改个人信息。
密执安州总检察长上周发表声明警告，点击欺诈连接可能会导致身份遭窃，手机或电脑设备上被安装恶意软件，重要个人信息会被出售给其他不良行为者。
联邦贸易委员会表示，2023年的前九个月，消费者报告因冒充诈骗短信而损失2360万元。
美国邮政总局指出，除非客户在其官方站点上注册以接收此类通信，否则邮局不会主动向客户发送任何短信或电子邮件，新增信息更不包含连接。
专家强调，当追踪包裹交货情况时，请务必记下订购地点、时间、交付方式以及交货政策。
当然，切勿透过连接泄露个人地址或信用卡号等个人重要信息。

Scam Alert: Texts about delivery issues that ask you to click on a link are fake, USPS warns
ABC News
Tuesday, October 17, 2023 6:46AM

Beware of fake delivery texts that urge you to click on a link to find a problem with a package. They’re only trying to steal your personal information when you click.

USPS issued the warning Friday, alerting people about the sales scam and telling them not to click on the link.

The text message claims to be from USPS and says that parcels can’t be delivered, prompting you to click the link and update your address information.

That’s what happened to small business owner Stacey Dominguez, who posted a photo of a similar text she received to Facebook.

“Scammers are coming out,” Dominguez said. “The holidays are always a really bad time for scamming. So, I wanted everybody to know not to fall for it.”

The Better Business Bureau said their scam tracker sees an uptick in this type of scam around the holiday season.

“It’s all of the carriers actually because what the scammers are doing is they’re trying to fool you into thinking your package waiting, where your package is delayed, clicking on the link and giving up personal information,” BBB spokesperson Melanie McGovern said.

Just last week, Michigan’s attorney general released a statement warning, “Clicking on fraudulent links can lead to identity theft, the installation of malware on your device and … your contact information being sold to other bad actors.”

The FTC said in the first nine months of 2023, consumers reported losing $23.6 million to imposter scam text messages.

USPS said text messages or emails will not be sent to a customer unless the customer registered on their website to receive this type of communication, adding their messages will not contain a link.

Experts say to keep track of your deliveries. Be sure you document where you ordered from — when — and how it’s supposed to be delivered and the delivery policies.

And of course — never give out personal information like addresses or credit card numbers through a link.