I am expecting an international package. I received a text stating there was a delivery failure and to click on the link to correct my address. The link took me to what looked like a USPS website where I stupidly entered my name, address, email, and phone number. The next scteen asked for a cc number to pay 26 cents for them to attempt to re-deliver. I did not do that. Can any cyber experts give me advice on what, if anything, I should do now? I feel so stupid for ignoring the red flags and never would have fallen for it without waiting for that package.
I get that one a lot! Hopefully they get nothing out of it without a credit card.
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A few years ago I sent a 2 day package to someone and I forgot to take the receipt from the Kiosk (I always take and track the packages)! It was to a friend’s daughter and the address was a new address (new build house) and the kiosk told me they couldn’t verify the address, but I went for it anyway. Well, a short time later I started getting texts asking me for $3 to return a package and I figured that was the package, but I didn’t feel like paying $3 to return it. Those notices kept coming. I checked with my friend, who confirmed the address and then she finally checked with her daughter who did confirm receiving it. So glad I didn’t pay the $3 (and like you I half filled out the form before figuring it out).
And although I do continue to receive the ‘official USPS’ texts and emails about confirming packages, I just send them to spam or delete the text message. So dumb to even think the USPS would contact me to return a package - they return things for free!
Don’t worry.
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You’re probably fine. Your name and address are public information that anyone can access online - so you didn’t give them any “secret” information about yourself. They wanted your credit card number. They didn’t get it. As long as you don’t give passwords, credit cards numbers, or your social security number, you’re usually fine. Name, phone, and address are nothing more than can be found in a phone book.
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A what?
But I agree that these scams don’t have the time to worry about people who didn’t provide the credit card number. They’ll just move on – and try you again soon.
Those “USPS” scam texts almost always give themselves away by coming from non-US phone numbers, in addition to the fact that the real USPS never sends those kinds of texts.
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I got one of those USPS texts the other day. I was pretty suspicous but the dead giveaway was the very last line of the text: “The USPS wishes you good luck every day.”
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