ShooFlyUSPS “Package Held” Text Scam
A text says USPS is holding your package until you update your address. It's a scam: the link leads to a fake page that takes your card number for a “redelivery fee”.
What It Looks Like
USPS: Your package is held because the address is incomplete. Update it within 24 hours: [link removed]
The wording, amounts and company change, but the pattern stays the same.
How to Tell It's Fake
- USPS doesn't text about held packages unless you signed up for tracking texts for that package.
- The 24-hour deadline is there to rush you.
- The link doesn't go to usps.com.
How to Check for Real
Track a package only at usps.com or in the USPS app, with the tracking number from the shop you ordered from. 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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