Scam or truth?? From USPS Customer service....

[a kennedy]

USPostal: the carrier was unable to deliver because your house number was not detailed on the package please add details: Packet-usps.com, sincerely USPS customer Service. Real??

[no_hypocrisy]

1. Scam

Got a text last week with similar message.

Showed it to postal service and she said message was phishing.

[sinkingfeeling]

2. Scam.

[FSogol]

3. Scam. n/t

[CurtEastPoint]

4. I'm in France on vac and am getting them with +44 and +33 (GB and FR phones) as if USPS

would (1) text and (2) text customers from a foreign phone

[Botany]

5. 100% Scam

Do not open that email .... because it will say after a while that to get your package you will
have to pay for it with a credit card. BTW I have gotten the same thing from faux FEDEX
and UPS acounts.

[EYESORE 9001]

6. Is this an email?

It’s simple to look at the sender’s information in the header. If it says something other than USPS, consider it a scam.

[Ocelot II]

7. Scam. USPS doesn't do that.

[True Blue American]

10. I get them telling me a package

Could not e delivered becaus of insufficient postage.

Also never do that only $1 but that will be refunded chat.. I did, then they tried to charge me $49.00. My credit card notified me. It was removed.

[Kennah]

8. Whether email, text, or phone call, it's a scam

USPS does not have a cross reference from addresses to emails and phone numbers, and even if they did, without the house number how would they know that it's you?

[Ocelot II]

12. Exactly!

If there's a package with an illegible address, how would they know it's for you, and how would they get your email address or cell number to text you?

[Rebl2]

15. I have informed

delivery, so they do have an email address for me, but not a phone number. That is all they use that email for and never have they emailed me to ask a question.

[BSdetect]

9. Check their email address - usually its obviously not valid.

[CatWoman]

11. ....

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100218275619

[moonscape]

14. USPS would never say

sincerely and certainly not use lower case

Email addy and language/structure of the email inevitably reveal all, or most. When in doubt, call don’t click.

[usonian]

16. Spamalicious

I got this text from "[e-mail]"

The USPS package has arrived at the warehouse and cannot be delivered due to incomplete address information. Please confirm your address in the link within 12 hours.

https:// ususff.top (I deactivated the link here)

(Please reply to Y, then exit the SMS, open the SMS activation link again, or copy the link to Safari browser and open it)

The US Postal team wishes you a wonderful day
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I reported to USPS, which is not easy. You basically have to file a compliant rather than email to a phishing report address, as most businesses do.

[GoCubsGo]

17. Scam. Such messages normally come from the sender of the package.

If, for instance, it's a package being sent to you by Amazon, Amazon will send you the message that they can't deliver it, not the USPS. As others point out, the USPS will not have your e-mail.

One way to tell if an e-mail is a scam is to hover your cursor over the link in the message. Odds are, it doesn't link to who they say it does. If you are still unsure, go directly to USPS's help page (or wherever) separately from the e-mail, and inquire there.

I occasionally get e-mails like this, when I'm not even expecting a package. That's another way to tell it's a scam.

[a kennedy]

18. THANK YOU ALL for responding, I did check the about the .com and it said it was a scam.

Sorry for yelling, and again thank you all. I did just delete it, forgot to block it tho, which I would have done that too. Really thanks again.

[Xoan]

19. SCAM

[NowISeetheLight]

20. UPS Scam

UPS actually has a web page discussing some of these scams.

https://www.ups.com/us/en/support/shipping-support/legal-terms-conditions/fight-fraud.page

[Iggo]

21. They can't be sure of your address, but they're sure this is your phone number.