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New Scam? Email from United States Mail Service. Not U.S.P.S. (Original Post) 3Hotdogs Sep 2022 OP
Move your mouse over their address and see what it says. Frustratedlady Sep 2022 #1
Scam. Archae Sep 2022 #2
Yeah, I got something similar. Sky Jewels Sep 2022 #3
I know.....got an e-mail from, what I thought was USPS, asking for my info regarding a a kennedy Sep 2022 #4
I got a text saying a package was unable to be delivered last week AZSkiffyGeek Sep 2022 #5
I got a text. But none if the usual link words were links lindysalsagal Sep 2022 #6
Old scam Hekate Sep 2022 #7
However, if you opened some kind of attachment to view any details dickthegrouch Sep 2022 #8

Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)
1. Move your mouse over their address and see what it says.
Sun Sep 18, 2022, 07:47 PM
Sep 2022

I'd ay NO! The postman should collect that when they deliver.

These nuts stay awake at night coming up with new scams. Right now, I keep getting notices that so and so bank has canceled my credit card. I have neither.

I get several a day for one reason or another and can screen them out by checking the addy. Good luck.

a kennedy

(29,720 posts)
4. I know.....got an e-mail from, what I thought was USPS, asking for my info regarding a
Sun Sep 18, 2022, 07:55 PM
Sep 2022

package I was supposed to be receiving. It requested my name, address, credit card #, AND, ok, I forget what the other item was, and it was that request that made me trash the e-mail all together. Scary that I received it. But feel so happy I did trash it.

AZSkiffyGeek

(11,093 posts)
5. I got a text saying a package was unable to be delivered last week
Sun Sep 18, 2022, 08:06 PM
Sep 2022

Same sort of deal - took me to a pretty good looking spoofed website and asked for a personal info.

lindysalsagal

(20,742 posts)
6. I got a text. But none if the usual link words were links
Sun Sep 18, 2022, 09:24 PM
Sep 2022

And the fake tracking number didn't register with the real usps.

dickthegrouch

(3,184 posts)
8. However, if you opened some kind of attachment to view any details
Sun Sep 18, 2022, 10:30 PM
Sep 2022

You probably downloaded some malware. I’d strongly recommend running an antivirus scan.

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