Fake UPS Delivery Scam
Scam messages impersonate UPS about package problems. UPS does not request payment via text message.
🚩 Red Flags
- ⚠Text from random number claiming UPS
- ⚠Links not to ups.com
- ⚠Fees requested via text
- ⚠No specific tracking number
🛡️ Protect Yourself
- →DON'T CLICK links in UPS messages
- →VERIFY at ups.com directly
- →KNOW: UPS doesn't request fees via text
- →REPORT: [email protected]
More Details
- “UPS: Unable to deliver”
- “Pay customs fee to release shipment”
- “UPS My Choice verification needed”
- “Address verification required”
Common Questions
Only if you signed up. Never unsolicited texts demanding payment. Any such text is a scam.
No. USPS/FedEx/UPS don't charge fees via text. It's phishing for your payment info.
Go directly to usps.com, fedex.com, or ups.com. Never click links in texts.
Fake emails about expensive orders with "cancel" link that steals your Amazon login. Check amazon.com/your-orders directly.
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