How the fake delivery text works
The vague alert
A text claims a delivery problem — incomplete address, a small unpaid fee, a missed attempt — often for a package you never tracked.
The fake tracking code
Some versions include a tracking code that doesn't match USPS's real 20-22 digit format, or references a package with no matching order.
The lookalike site
The link opens a page copying USPS branding, asking you to "confirm" your address and pay a small redelivery fee.
The theft
Entering card details there sends them straight to the scammer, not USPS — which never charges redelivery fees in the first place.
How to spot it
- You never signed up for tracking: If you never requested tracking updates for a specific package, a text citing one is fake.
- Any link at all: Legitimate USPS tracking-only messages don't ask you to click through to enter personal or payment info.
- Urgency + a fee: USPS doesn't charge redelivery fees. Any message demanding one is a scam by definition.
What to do if you get this text
- Don't click, don't reply.
- Report it: File a report with the US Postal Inspection Service at uspis.gov, and forward the text to 7726 (SPAM).
- Check the real way: Track any genuine package directly at usps.com, typed manually — never through a link in a text.
Egidio: your automatic phishing detector
Package scams work because everyone is expecting a delivery, sooner or later. Egidio catches the moment the link tries to load.
Egidio screens incoming calls and scans links arriving through your messaging apps in real time. When it recognizes a fake delivery or government site, it blocks the page before it loads.
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