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Text message package scam delivers more than your business bargained for
There’s a text message scam making the rounds that could target your mail room staff, receptionist, or other employees. The FTC has tips on how you can protect your business.
Our Consumer Blog describes a text message people are receiving that claims to be a FedEx tracking notice. In variations on the scheme, fraudsters also are falsely invoking the names of UPS and the U.S. Postal Service. According to the text, there’s a “delivery” that needs to be scheduled by clicking on a link. From there, people are taken to an “Amazon” page, which invites them to complete a customer satisfaction survey. Then they’re told they’ve won a free prize. Just input a credit number to cover shipping and handling.
But as the blog post explains:
The text isn’t from a delivery service.
There is no package.
That isn’t a real Amazon page.
That’s not a customer survey.
And there’s no free prize.
It’s another scam designed to get people to turn over their account information – or your company credit card number. The Consumer Blog also introduces a new article, How to Recognize and Report Spam Text Messages, to share with your staff.
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In reply to yep still gettng these text by tiffany
In reply to Same here and it appears no by DT
Sorry about that - we're going to fix it now.
In reply to Sorry about that - we're by FTC Staff
In reply to I just tried the link and it by M.Walsh-Thorn
Thanks for letting us know. We'll fix that.
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