The Red Flag Text Messages Scammers Rely On To Steal Your Info, Pros Warn

1. An Urgent Tone

A common scam right now is delivery text and email scams in which you receive an urgent message letting you know that your package can’t be delivered to you because the sender (UPS, the United States Post Office, etc) lacks crucial information from you. This scam is like a lot of others that involve an urgent tone and a cautionary message: if you don’t click now and resolve this issue, your package could be lost forever.

Remember: few legit businesses will write you with such urgency or make threats. Your best bet is to download delivery apps and check your packages at the source.

2. Links

Hand-in-hand with urgent tones you’ll see links in emails and texts that the scammer will ask you to click on. Sometimes those links lead to your phone being infected with malware or spyware; other times, the link leads to a legit-looking website that requests your personal information. These are all ways to steal your data. Don’t click on links. Delete the email or text and report it.