It’s that time of year again! No, I don’t mean eagerly waiting for all your Black Friday purchases to arrive - although it is related. I am referring to, of course, the deluge of fake shipping notices. These are sent out by scammers seeking to harvest your personal or financial information. The most common variant claims that an incoming package can’t be delivered and you must click on a link to “verify” your information. I’ve already received a handful of these myself via text last week, and expect even more to arrive as the holiday shopping season kicks into high gear. The most blatant scams have poor spelling and grammar or come from an international number. If you receive such a notice as a text or email, the odds are extremely high that it is fake and can just be deleted. If you are actually expecting a package from that shipper, don’t use the link or phone number in that message. Rather, reach out to the shipper directly through their website to make your inquiry.
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