John M. WargoScammers Getting Slightly Smarter
Posted: Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 07:18 PM | Categories: Phishing
In Postal Scam Urtye dot com, I pointed out a lot of different ways you can easily tell when a text message you receive is crap. I received a lot more of those types of text messages lately and it's fun to watch them evolve.
Here's a screen shot of one I received the other day:
A couple of things are different. Most importantly the phone number is a US Phone number (Michigan), which at least makes some sense. Most of these I get are International phone numbers which, of course, the US Postal Service would NEVER use to send me a text message.
International Phone Number?
The US Postal Service (USPS) won't use an international phone number to send text notifications to US customers. It simply makes no sense. So, if a text message you receive supposedly from USPS and the sender's phone number begins with a plus sign and a two digit country code, then it is most likely junk/phishing/scam. Since the US created the telephone system text messaging is based on, our country code is +1, anything else is not a US phone number.
Here's the content of the message so people can easily search on it:
USPS Notification: Your package could not be delivered due to incomplete address information. Please correct your address within the next 48 hours at this link: << Link >> to avoid it being returned. We will redeliver within 24 hours once updated. Have a fantastic day full of peace and success, from the USPS team!
My most favorite part of this scam message is the "Have a fantastic day full of peace and success, from the USPS team!" Right, like the US Postal Service is going to wish me peace and success. ROFL.
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