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GJPD warns public of UPS text scam

On Friday at approximately 1:30 p.m., the Grand Junction Police Department sent out a press release to inform residents about ...
On Saturday, July 19, the Pueblo Police Department (PPD) alerted the community that people have been receiving scam text ...
I've been anxiously expecting a package from UPS. That's why a text I received the other day caught my eye. Claiming to be from UPS, the message said that the carrier attempted to deliver the ...
The text includes a link to a fake UPS website and urges victims to reply with the letter "Y" to activate the link. By default, links aren't tappable if the text is from an unknown sender.
Jess Brown, manager of the North Division UPS store, said it is a scam and many worried customers are calling UPS stores about the texts. Brown said UPS will never text you asking for information.
Major shipping companies, including Amazon, DHL, FedEx and UPS do not use text messaging services to contact consumers. “Unsolicited text messages, particularly those containing unfamiliar links ...
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“We recommend considering all text from unknowns as scams or spam and slowly building up a contact list of trusted providers,” he says. “For example, UPS will use 4601, 5289, 48515 or 69877 ...
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How to spot a UPS, FedEx, USPS scam. Spam and phishing emails and text messages from UPS, USPS and FedEx often seem legitimate. They may say that a package is waiting to be delivered or that an ...
In March, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service warned of this type of scam on its site. At the time, it noted that the so-called smishing scam will target victims through a “deceptive text message.” ...