USPS warns about package tracking 'smishing' text messages: Here's what to know Customers must request package tracking text messages from the United States Postal Service.

USPS warns about fraudulent text messages disguised as package tracking notifications. Learn how to identify and avoid smishing scams.

Smishing utilizes a text message or phone number. uspis.gov “Victims will typically receive a deceptive text message that is intended to lure the recipient into providing their personal or ...

If you receive a smishing message that is not related to the USPS, forward the message to 7726 and file a report with the Federal Trade Commission or the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center.

The Smishing Triad network sends up to 100,000 scam texts per day globally. One of those messages went to Grant Smith, who infiltrated their systems and exposed them to US authorities.

The U.S. Postal Service warns about increased mail scams, including phishing and smishing. USPS's $40 billion plan aims to secure mail services and protect consumers.

Watch out for mail-based scams, the U.S. Postal Service said last week. Here are tips on how to protect yourself from fraud ...

Receiving texts from a number claiming you need to open a link from USPS? Yep, we got them, too — and it's not legitimate. Here's what to be aware of for this season's round of 'smishing' scams.

FILE - U.S. Postal Service delivery vehicles are parked outside a post office in Boys Town, Neb., Aug. 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)(Nati Harnik / AP) Amid the busy holiday shipping ...

The holiday season is the time of giving, but unfortunately, some believe it is the time of stealing.. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is reminding customers the importance of avoiding trending ...

If you receive a smishing message that is not related to the USPS, forward the message to 7726 and file a report with the Federal Trade Commission or the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center.