USPS warns about package tracking 'smishing' text messages: Here's what to know Customers must request package tracking text messages from the United States Postal Service.

USPS warns about fraudulent text messages disguised as package tracking notifications. Learn how to identify and avoid smishing scams.

USPS also asks customers to forward the smishing text message to 7726 to assist with reporting the scam phone number. The Postal Inspection Service will contact you if more information is needed ...

If you receive a smishing message that is not related to the USPS, forward the message to 7726 and file a report with the Federal Trade Commission or the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center.

Receiving texts from a number claiming you need to open a link from USPS? Yep, we got them, too — and it's not legitimate. Here's what to be aware of for this season's round of 'smishing' scams.

If you receive a smishing message unrelated to the USPS, ... USPS 01123456789123456789, Expected Delivery by: Monday, September 11, 2017. Reply STOP to cancel.

A: A key indicator of a smishing scam is an unsolicited message containing a strange or unfamiliar web link, especially if you haven’t signed up for USPS package tracking. Legitimate USPS text ...

If you receive a smishing message unrelated to the USPS, forward the message to 7726 and file a report with the Federal Trade Commission or the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center.

If you receive a smishing message unrelated to the USPS, ... USPS 01123456789123456789, Expected Delivery by: Monday, September 11, 2017. Reply STOP to cancel.

If you receive a smishing message unrelated to the USPS, forward the message to 7726 and file a report with the Federal Trade Commission or the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center.

If you receive a smishing message that is not related to the USPS, forward the message to 7726 and file a report with the Federal Trade Commission or the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center.