📦 Delivery Notices & Missed Package Texts

Texts or emails claim you missed a delivery or must “update shipping,” leading to fake sign-ins, malware, or fee traps.

Use this page to be prepared for delivery-related scams — what they look like, how they work, and how to respond safely.

🔗 Trusted Resources

USPS Inspection Service — Tips & Prevention — How to spot text/email scams and track mail safely.
🌐 https://www.uspis.gov/tips-prevention ↗️

UPS — Phishing & Fraud — How UPS contacts you and where to report suspicious messages.
🌐 https://www.ups.com/us/en/support/shipping-support/legal-terms-conditions/fight-fraud ↗️

FedEx — Recognize Fraud — Identifying fake delivery notices and safe tracking.
🌐 https://www.fedex.com/en-us/report-fraud.html ↗️

FTC — Phishing & Spam Texts — Red flags and reporting (7726).
🌐 https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/how-recognize-and-avoid-phishing-scams ↗️

🧭 Recognizing & Responding Safely

Don’t click links. Check your package in the official carrier app or website.

Watch for fee traps. Legitimate carriers don’t charge redelivery fees by text — and never through gift cards, Zelle, or Venmo.

Report suspicious notices to the carrier’s fraud page and the FTC; forward spam texts to 7726.

📌 Sam’s Tips

Unexpected package? Verify first.

Tracking belongs in official channels. Use the carrier’s app or website — never the link in a text or email.

Fees + urgency? Walk away.

Check the sender address. Real carriers use consistent, official domains — not random characters or misspellings.

📦 Quick example

A text says: “Your package is waiting! We could not deliver today. Please confirm address to avoid return.” It includes a link that looks like: fedex-tracking-update.info.

Stop — carriers rarely text first; unexpected “address confirm” requests are a red flag.
Investigate — searching the domain shows no connection to FedEx, plus scam reports from other users.
Find better coverage — USPS Inspection Service and UPS fraud pages warn about nearly identical wording in current smishing campaigns.
Trace — the real FedEx tracking site uses fedex.com, not a look-alike domain; official tracking requires only the tracking number, not login or payment.

Conclusion

This fails verification. The domain is fraudulent, the delivery claim is generic, and real carriers do not collect “confirmation fees” via text.

Why

• Legitimate carriers use consistent, official domains.
• Scam messages reuse the same wording nationwide.
• “Confirm your address” + urgent deadline is a known smishing pattern.
• No carrier requires login or payment to view tracking.

Bottom line:

If a delivery notice arrives out of the blue, ignore the link — check the status in the carrier’s official app or website.