Victims will typically receive a deceptive text message that is intended to lure the recipient into providing their personal or financial information. Smishing is a form of phishing that involves a text message or phone number.
Have you received unsolicited mobile text messages with an unfamiliar or strange web link that indicates a USPS delivery requires a response from you? If you never signed up for a USPS tracking request for a specific package, then don’t click the link! This type of text message is a scam called smishing.
