Handle the fake delivery text
Check a parcel message without touching the link inside it.
A text says a package is held and a fee will release it. Carriers do not text strangers for money.
The link opens a copy of the carrier’s site. Your card number is what it is for.
Key points
- A carrier does not text strangers for a small fee
- Check in the app you already have, then report at reportfraud.ftc.gov
What to remember
- The app on your phone was not chosen by the sender.
- Check by a route you already had, then report at reportfraud.ftc.gov.
Try this
Bookmark your carrier’s tracking page tonight. A bookmark you made cannot be redirected.
Practice: Handle the fake delivery text. Your first lesson is free, with no account or card; the rest are part of a Lantern plan. Interactive lessons require JavaScript.