USPS scam ?

[Steve welder]

I received a text message from the USPS requesting more shipping information as there was some problem
It was on official USPS website right down to the smallest detail
However there was a phone number attached from were it had been sent and when I did open the text some suspicious name came up
The supposedly link wanted name address city state, ph number was I think optional
Being suspicious by nature I did not click link but instead went on the USPS tracking site and put the tracking number the link had provided
Sure as **** the tracking number didnt come up
Upon reading more, the USPS only will text once when its requested
The link went on to say I had 24 hours to reply or the package, item would be returned to the seller
The only thing I ordered was some Jeep parts the other day
Monday im going to call seller to see if and how he sent my parts

 

[Jeff Seighman]

You are right to be cautious, lots of no good a-holes out there.

 

[Seandavid55]

It's a scam. I recieved the same thing.

 

[Steve welder]

It's a scam. I recieved the same thing.

Thank you
I hate these thieving son of a b 's

 

[jaws]

Yep scam, I’ve got same thing for UPS, FEDEX, and USPS.

 

[Dan the man]

People do that because it's fast easy money. No offense intended here to anyone, but this is one of the many reasons why I don't shop on line. Guess I'm old fashion.

 

[Dan the man]

People's identity is easier to get than ever before and this is because of on line banking, shopping on line, debt card use. We have made it easier for the criminals to do this

 

[Dan the man]

I use to get emails from Amazon concerning my order only problem I never ordered from them.

 

[Dan the man]

A credit card tip for you all. I don't know if you know this or not but the bad guys have a reader that they can scan over your wallet and get your information, to stop this, simply wrap your credit card with aluminium foil

 

[gunbunny]

It's a scam. The USPS has no idea what your phone # is.
What's more, by clicking on that link, you may have infected your phone with something.
Sorry dude.

 

[Steve welder]

It's a scam. The USPS has no idea what your phone # is.
What's more, by clicking on that link, you may have infected your phone with something.
Sorry dude.

Maybe, but I pay no bills by phone or internet nor do I any banking.
Seems that they were more interested in my full name and address, e-mail

 

[44070dart]

Ditto here, been getting them for quite awhile.

 

[Dan the man]

It's a scam. The USPS has no idea what your phone # is.
What's more, by clicking on that link, you may have infected your phone with something.
Sorry dude.

And they say that crime doesn't pay? Yes

Maybe, but I pay no bills by phone or internet nor do I any banking.
Seems that they were more interested in my full name and address, e-mail

I've heard that it's easier for the bad guy to hack into your smartphone than your computer, so be careful out there folks. I know that there always has been identity theft but it's more so with all the un needed technology junk.

 

[72bluNblu]

People do that because it's fast easy money. No offense intended here to anyone, but this is one of the many reasons why I don't shop on line. Guess I'm old fashion.

Doesn't even matter, you don't need to shop online to get any of those messages. It's just a scammer blasting out a test message to probably tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of telephone numbers. Those numbers can come from anywhere, random number generators, previous hacks of any business that requires your phone number, damn near anything. And yeah, just because you don't shop online doesn't mean your phone number isn't online in dozens of different places.

A credit card tip for you all. I don't know if you know this or not but the bad guys have a reader that they can scan over your wallet and get your information, to stop this, simply wrap your credit card with aluminium foil

LOL!!!

Just wrap your head with aluminum foil for all the good it will do.

RFID scanning requires a person with a scanner to go out in public and scan for numbers. They have to be pretty close to you in order to do that, which opens them up to potential consequences. Or they can just buy a batch of 10,000 numbers online without ever leaving their computer. Which do you think is more likely?



The easiest way to get people's information is just to ask. Send out a text to thousands saying your package is lost, click here. Or there's a fraudulent charge on your credit card, click here. Bottom line is, don't click on ANY link you get via email or text unless you're damn sure it came from a source you're familiar with. The easiest thing to do is to go directly to the company website using a known link. So in this case, the message claims to be from the USPS. Well, don't click on the link in the message, go directly to the USPS website and try to look up the package. Easy. Same if it's your bank, go to your bank's website and look up your account the usual way. If there's no alert, or message, or fraudulent activity, the text was a scam. Most of those scams don't use viruses, a good virus is not all that easy to write and it can still be blocked by software. It's easier to just have a website that asks for information. When you enter your info, they get your identity.

A little common sense goes a long way.

 

[Dan the man]

Doesn't even matter, you don't need to shop online to get any of those messages. It's just a scammer blasting out a test message to probably tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of telephone numbers. Those numbers can come from anywhere, random number generators, previous hacks of any business that requires your phone number, damn near anything. And yeah, just because you don't shop online doesn't mean your phone number isn't online in dozens of different places.



LOL!!!

Just wrap your head with aluminum foil for all the good it will do.

RFID scanning requires a person with a scanner to go out in public and scan for numbers. They have to be pretty close to you in order to do that, which opens them up to potential consequences. Or they can just buy a batch of 10,000 numbers online without ever leaving their computer. Which do you think is more likely?



The easiest way to get people's information is just to ask. Send out a text to thousands saying your package is lost, click here. Or there's a fraudulent charge on your credit card, click here. Bottom line is, don't click on ANY link you get via email or text unless you're damn sure it came from a source you're familiar with. The easiest thing to do is to go directly to the company website using a known link. So in this case, the message claims to be from the USPS. Well, don't click on the link in the message, go directly to the USPS website and try to look up the package. Easy. Same if it's your bank, go to your bank's website and look up your account the usual way. If there's no alert, or message, or fraudulent activity, the text was a scam. Most of those scams don't use viruses, a good virus is not all that easy to write and it can still be blocked by software. It's easier to just have a website that asks for information. When you enter your info, they get your identity.

A little common sense goes a long way.

The scanners they have fit in the palm of your hand all they have to do is walk past you. I don't bank online, no debit cards, no social media,accounts. All I use my computer for is a email ever so often and look up car stuff.

 

[Tooljunkie]

The scanners they have fit in the palm of your hand all they have to do is walk past you. I don't bank online, no debit cards, no social media,accounts. All I use my computer for is a email ever so often and look up car stuff.

In a stack of a handfull of cards i doubt they can capture one card. If you use tap and are too close with wallet it wont read it.

 

[Dan the man]

In a stack of a handfull of cards i doubt they can capture one card. If you use tap and are too close with wallet it wont read it.

That's good to know

 

[72bluNblu]

The scanners they have fit in the palm of your hand all they have to do is walk past you. I don't bank online, no debit cards, no social media,accounts. All I use my computer for is a email ever so often and look up car stuff.

And again, none of that matters. All the companies you do business with “offline” store your information online. I’ve had my information compromised a couple different times, none of them were me doing business online, they were data breaches of companies and government agencies. Not doing business online or not having social media would have changed nothing. In fact, I do all of that. I do most of my business online. I have social media. And the time my information was compromised was when the UC system got hacked, statewide data breach. All that info was filled out in person in pen and ink and triplicate, not online.

And honestly, your insistence on offline banking is probably hurting you. For example, when my credit card is used online I get a text message. When a purchase over a certain amount happens, I get a message. Sure, it’s annoying when it’s me, but if it’s not me I get a message. And I can instantly check my account and see any fraudulent activity.

When I lost my wallet, my physical wallet, I looked for it for 10 minutes and then turned off all my cards. When the ne’er do well that picked it up tried to use my cards, they were already disabled, my bank had already been notified, and my new card was already in the mail.

If your ID gets stolen, how long would it be before you noticed or are notified of the activity? A day? A week? I know the moment the transaction is processed, and can flag the activity instantly.

Being a dinosaur in the digital age doesn’t protect you. If anything, it makes you more at risk.

 

[Steve welder]

That's good to know

Heres something else good to know
Can Chip Credit Cards Be Hacked Wirelessly? | MyBankTracker
Id wish you'd take the time to read instead of posting misleading information
Millions upon millions of people pay bills, do banking , purchase products everyday with their phones or on line. I dont because im old school
I use my credit card which I pay monthly because its easier but I also carry cash
If you dont want to use the internet, thats your thing but it doesn't make your opinions anymore correct than a person who uses todays technology

 

[Dan the man]

Heres something else good to know
Can Chip Credit Cards Be Hacked Wirelessly? | MyBankTracker
Id wish you'd take the time to read instead of posting misleading information
Millions upon millions of people pay bills, do banking , purchase products everyday with their phones or on line. I dont because im old school
I use my credit card which I pay monthly because its easier but I also carry cash
If you dont want to use the internet, thats your thing but it doesn't make your opinions anymore correct than a person who uses todays technology

My information wasn't miss leading. They are always talking about people having their identity stolen and it's from everything that I listed. Weather people what to admit it or not but we have made this easier by putting all of our personal information out there. I didn't mean for my opinion to be more correct than those that use today's technology. But I would be willing to bet that crime would be less if we didn't have all of this so called wonderful technology. People have gotten to use convenience.I too use cash and pay my credit card monthly.

 

[Dan the man]

And again, none of that matters. All the companies you do business with “offline” store your information online. I’ve had my information compromised a couple different times, none of them were me doing business online, they were data breaches of companies and government agencies. Not doing business online or not having social media would have changed nothing. In fact, I do all of that. I do most of my business online. I have social media. And the time my information was compromised was when the UC system got hacked, statewide data breach. All that info was filled out in person in pen and ink and triplicate, not online.

And honestly, your insistence on offline banking is probably hurting you. For example, when my credit card is used online I get a text message. When a purchase over a certain amount happens, I get a message. Sure, it’s annoying when it’s me, but if it’s not me I get a message. And I can instantly check my account and see any fraudulent activity.

When I lost my wallet, my physical wallet, I looked for it for 10 minutes and then turned off all my cards. When the ne’er do well that picked it up tried to use my cards, they were already disabled, my bank had already been notified, and my new card was already in the mail.

If your ID gets stolen, how long would it be before you noticed or are notified of the activity? A day? A week? I know the moment the transaction is processed, and can flag the activity instantly.

Being a dinosaur in the digital age doesn’t protect you. If anything, it makes you more at risk.

I don't think that it makes me more at risk simple because I don't use my credit card very often and I keep all receipts till the bill comes in and I call from time to time to check my charges on my account. They can't hack something that they can't find. I know of more people that have been hacked because of their debt card, which I don't have, and using their charge cards like a revolving door. Even with gas being prepay I go inside and pay with cash and if needed I go back inside for my change.

 

[Dan the man]

And again, none of that matters. All the companies you do business with “offline” store your information online. I’ve had my information compromised a couple different times, none of them were me doing business online, they were data breaches of companies and government agencies. Not doing business online or not having social media would have changed nothing. In fact, I do all of that. I do most of my business online. I have social media. And the time my information was compromised was when the UC system got hacked, statewide data breach. All that info was filled out in person in pen and ink and triplicate, not online.

And honestly, your insistence on offline banking is probably hurting you. For example, when my credit card is used online I get a text message. When a purchase over a certain amount happens, I get a message. Sure, it’s annoying when it’s me, but if it’s not me I get a message. And I can instantly check my account and see any fraudulent activity.

When I lost my wallet, my physical wallet, I looked for it for 10 minutes and then turned off all my cards. When the ne’er do well that picked it up tried to use my cards, they were already disabled, my bank had already been notified, and my new card was already in the mail.

If your ID gets stolen, how long would it be before you noticed or are notified of the activity? A day? A week? I know the moment the transaction is processed, and can flag the activity instantly.

Being a dinosaur in the digital age doesn’t protect you. If anything, it makes you more at risk.

My charge card company notifies me of any unusual activities too. I'm simply saying that if you limit the amount of your information is out there the better

 

[Steve welder]

My information wasn't miss leading. They are always talking about people having their identity stolen and it's from everything that I listed. Weather people what to admit it or not but we have made this easier by putting all of our personal information out there. I didn't mean for my opinion to be more correct than those that use today's technology. But I would be willing to bet that crime would be less if we didn't have all of this so called wonderful technology. People have gotten to use convenience.I too use cash and pay my credit card monthly.

You seem to make a awful lot of misguided and inaccurate assumptions based on tiny snippets of information.
The link I provided which is one of numerous explains pretty much everything and while I dont deny the basic concept of what you are saying, the issue of scanning goes way way deeper
Nobody forces you to carry and use a credit card nor does any utility or company force you to go the paperless route.
I use the USPS to pay bills, dont have a debt card, dont use a ATM either, thats my personal preference
Technology is what expands the human horizon, we all benefit from it, have better lives and live

 

[Dan the man]

You seem to make a awful lot of misguided and inaccurate assumptions based on tiny snippets of information.
The link I provided which is one of numerous explains pretty much everything and while I dont deny the basic concept of what you are saying, the issue of scanning goes way way deeper
Nobody forces you to carry and use a credit card nor does any utility or company force you to go the paperless route.
I use the USPS to pay bills, dont have a debt card, dont use a ATM either, thats my personal preference
Technology is what expands the human horizon, we all benefit from it, have better lives and live

You have made some very good points. Sounds like we have a couple of things in common. I forgot about the atm's. I think that we all do benefit from technology up to a certain point.

 

[Dan the man]

Heres something else good to know
Can Chip Credit Cards Be Hacked Wirelessly? | MyBankTracker
Id wish you'd take the time to read instead of posting misleading information
Millions upon millions of people pay bills, do banking , purchase products everyday with their phones or on line. I dont because im old school
I use my credit card which I pay monthly because its easier but I also carry cash
If you dont want to use the internet, thats your thing but it doesn't make your opinions anymore correct than a person who uses todays technology

One thing for sure, with all of this technology it also has made it more difficult to catch the hackers. I heard that people who are good with computers can move their iP addresses, I don't know that for a fact.