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  2. USPS warns about package tracking 'smishing' text messages ...

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    USPS does not send tracking texts or emails without a customer first requesting the service, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service states. What does a package tracking text from the USPS look like?

  3. That text from the post office could be a scam. How to avoid ...

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    Scammers are using a hoax called smishing to try to deceive consumers who send packages through the mail. Experts share guidance on how you can avoid this scam. That text from the post office ...

  4. Think someone stole your mail? Tips for mail fraud protection ...

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    In 2022, postal inspector investigations led to nearly 4,300 arrests and nearly 4,000 convictions involving mail theft, prohibited mail and crimes against postal employees. It seized assets worth ...

  5. Package redirection scam - Wikipedia

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    A package redirection scam is a form of e-commerce fraud, where a malicious actor manipulates a shipping label, to trick the mail carrier into delivering the package to the wrong address. This is usually done through product returns to make the merchant believe that they mishandled the return package, and thus provide a refund without the item ...

  6. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications

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    • Viewing from web-based email - Emails from AOL will include icons that will indicate it is either Official mail or Certified mail, depending on the type of email you received. • Viewing from 3rd-party apps - The AOL icons won't appear in apps, even if the email is truly from us. Check the sender's email address without opening the email ...

  7. Protect yourself from internet scams - AOL Help

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    Phishing scams happen when you receive an email that looks like it came from a company you trust (like AOL), but is ultimately from a hacker trying to get your information. All legitimate AOL Mail will be marked as either Certified Mail, if its an official marketing email, or Official Mail, if it's an important account email. If you get an ...

  8. Mail and wire fraud - Wikipedia

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    Mail fraud was first defined in the United States in 1872. 18 U.S.C. § 1341 provides: Whoever, having devised or intending to devise any scheme or artifice to defraud, or for obtaining money or property by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises, or to sell, dispose of, loan, exchange, alter, give away, distribute, supply, or furnish or procure for unlawful use ...

  9. Use AOL Official Mail to confirm legitimate AOL emails

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    When you open the message, you'll see the "Official Mail" banner above the details of the message. If you get a message that seems like it's from AOL, but it doesn't have those 2 indicators, and it isn't alternatively marked as AOL Certified Mail, it might be a fake email. Make sure you immediately mark it as spam and don't click on any links ...