Online Threat Alerts (OTA) - Alerting you to scams and frauds.
Scamming - Fraud
If you received the USPS package text scam below with a link to usps-onlinesearch.com, please do not follow the instructions or click the links in it. This is because the fake USPS package text message is being used by scammers to trick potential victims into visiting usps-onlinesearch.com. The website is a fake and phishing USPS website that steals account credentials, personal and credit card information.
From: 9143098951The USPS package has arrived at the warehouse and cannot be delivered due to incomplete address information. Please confirm your address in the link.www.usps-onlinesearch.com(Please click the link to open)The USPS team wishes you a great day!"
From: 9143098951
The USPS package has arrived at the warehouse and cannot be delivered due to incomplete address information. Please confirm your address in the link.
www.usps-onlinesearch.com
(Please click the link to open)
The USPS team wishes you a great day!"
The stolen information will then be used fraudulently by the scammers. Therefore, if you have been tricked by the USPS scam text into disclosing your credit card information, please contact your bank for help.
