The USPS’s warning is simple: “don’t click the link!”. This kind of scam is known as “smishing” and involves a text message or phone number with a deceptive message to fork out ...

According to USPS, this type of scam is called "smishing." Smishing involves using fake scenarios in text messages to trick individuals into providing personal information.

Members of law enforcement are warning residents about a recent scam showing up in numerous states involving what seems like ...

The phony text messages claim to be from USPS, but clicking on the link puts customers on the wrong side of a scam. “It’s opening up for them to get things off you phone that you may have ...

The United States Postal Service is warning customers about a scam called “smishing” in which scammers send unsolicited text messages with an unfamiliar or strange web link.

Phone users are the target of a new, highly deceptive iMessage scam that leverages the trust and ubiquity of iMessage to ...

“The more people shop online, the more these criminals take advantage of that behavior by sending out scam texts, pretending ...

If you believe you’ve received a smishing message, you can report it to the USPS by sending the following information to the United States Postal Inspection Service scam email: ...

Have you received a mail delivery alert on your iPhone asking you to respond with a Y to activate a link? It's a phishing ...

the amount of people receiving scam messages that claim a package wasn't able to be delivered has increased drastically. These text messages appear to be from shipping services, such as USPS ...

People who unwittingly follow the instructions in certain malicious text messages end up bypassing Apple's phishing ...

It involves a computer pop-up that looks like it's from McAfee, and instructs users to call a number for help.