Deliveries are exciting, but they also provide a blind spot for scammers to thrive. Cybercriminals often exploit the delivery confirmation emails and text messages you receive. In this scenario, scammers will ask you to send funds to fraudulent bank accounts. You may also receive phone calls from fraudsters claiming your account has issues. They’ll request you provide personal details to access your account and personal information.
You should keep your eyes peeled for this kind of scam, and don’t share your information with a courier company during delivery confirmation or tracking.
How to protect yourself:
- Request signatures for your deliveries to ensure they have been completed.
- Watch out for texts with URLs that are misspelled or altered.
- Don’t trust emails or texts from unknown numbers with spelling and grammatical errors, as well as excessive punctuation points.