ShooFlyFedEx Redelivery Fee Text Scam
A text says FedEx couldn't deliver your parcel and asks for a small redelivery fee. Carriers don't charge like this: the tiny fee is how they get your card number.
What It Looks Like
FedEx: your parcel could not be delivered. A $1.95 redelivery fee is required. Schedule redelivery: [link removed]
The wording, amounts and company change, but the pattern stays the same.
How to Tell It's Fake
- Carriers don't charge a small fee by text link.
- The small amount is to get your card number.
- Track packages in the carrier's own app.
How to Check for Real
Track a package only at fedex.com or in the FedEx app, with the tracking number from the shop. Never use the link or phone number in the message.
If You Already Tapped or Paid
- Call the number on the back of your card and say it was used on a scam site. They can cancel it and send a new one.
- Watch your statements for charges you don't recognize, and dispute them.
- Don't pay any “fee” the site asks for again, and ignore follow-up texts.
Acting in the first hour gives you the best chance of stopping charges.
Report It
- Forward the text to 7726 (SPAM). It goes to your phone carrier, who uses it to block the sender.
- Report it to the FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov.
- Then delete it, and block the number.
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