Text Message pretending to be from UPS - Page 2

phoenixbrd · ‎03-27-2010

Yes, constant fraudulent UPS notices....I just delete. I did look up UPS/recent hacks and didn't find any relevant recent information other then to ignore suspicious UPS notices.

Unfortunately, scams are rampant. Important to practice internet safety strategies.

I agree with @BlueFinch:

I doubt they were hacked. Some boiler room has phone numbers and e-mail addresses and they're just trying everything that most people use, or are familiar with enough to --- click a reply.

grandma2pkmh · ‎08-04-2013

Thanks for the replys. This is the 1st scam text I have received so just wondering if others have received the scam. I get many email scams and just delete those like all of you.

eadu4 · ‎06-14-2011

@grandma2pkmh They have not been "hacked". This is the easiest scam, next to robo calls. They just write a generic message and assign it to be sent out to a bank of numbers, using various area codes and starting with like 1000 through 99999 and let the program go through the numbers. If it hits a working number and the person responds then "winner winner, chicken dinner" for the scammer. This is not a company that has been "hacked". They don't even have "your" phone number. It's a program that runs through auto "dialing" all the numbers they have been programmed to just like robo calls. It's annoying but it's the way of the world now.

haddon9 · ‎03-09-2010

I don't know if anything has been hacked but once scammers get your phone number they will not only send annoying phone calls but annoying texts as well.

I get a few texts each week from "Amazon" telling me that my account has been suspended. I just "report junk" & delete.

millieshops · ‎03-09-2010

@grandma2pkmh I'd treat that message as a scam, but I wouldn't assume it means UPS was the scammers source for your information.

I seem to get messages like that often from Amazon or Paypal. I know they're scams because I don't have accounts with either company!

Meowingkitty · ‎06-19-2010

If it sounds like a scam it probably is. If they want to get in touch with me they should know the proper methods. I don't answer anything I'm not expecting. If I didn't ask you to call, don't.

OKPrincess · ‎03-10-2013

I've been getting texts from UPS telling me no one was at home to sign for a package.

Ignore them.

Trailrun23 · ‎05-31-2022

I have been getting fake messages and emails supposedly from FedEx, UPS, and USPS for a few months. Annoying! You can tell they are fake because they will have periods between the letters, like U.S.P.S. I just delete. Don't ever open them.

beckyb1012 · ‎03-09-2010

I got a text message this past Sunday afternoon telling me my credit card had been blocked and I needed to click on the link to get it straightened out. I just deleted the text. It is all lies just like the devil is.

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