I think this is a scam.

fuzzybuddy

fuzzybuddy

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I got an email, supposedly from the U.S.P.S. It looked very official and the email address was USPS. It had a tracking number etc. Supposedly they couldn't deliver a package, because of an inability to read the address. There was a box for my name, address, email address. Then when you clicked on "continue" they asked for a credit card number for a $3.72 for a re-routing fee. ( Now that I'm writing this out, it does seem like a scam, but the graphics on the email were excellent. First, I hadn't recently ordered anything, and the asking for a credit card seemed too odd. And really, how would the USPS know my email address? But the graphics and the entire email had a such true look to them. They had a realistic tracking chart, etc. Plus, the email address seemed real- it wasn't USPS134@yahoo.com
I was going to post a copy of the email, but it disappeared from my email.????
 

Good work avoiding that scam!

It took me approximately 5 seconds to create the graphics below using a screen shot. Never let looks be the judge. Rather, you contact them using your own known valid contact info if you feel there may be some legitimate reason.
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fuzzybuddy said:
I got an email, supposedly from the U.S.P.S. It looked very official and the email address was USPS. It had a tracking number etc. Supposedly they couldn't deliver a package, because of an inability to read the address. There was a box for my name, address, email address. Then when you clicked on "continue" they asked for a credit card number for a $3.72 for a re-routing fee. ( Now that I'm writing this out, it does seem like a scam, but the graphics on the email were excellent. First, I hadn't recently ordered anything, and the asking for a credit card seemed too odd. And really, how would the USPS know my email address? But the graphics and the entire email had a such true look to them. They had a realistic tracking chart, etc. Plus, the email address seemed real- it wasn't USPS134@yahoo.com
I was going to post a copy of the email, but it disappeared from my email.????
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If something doesn't make sense, like you said, then believe your gut instinct. They are counting on your good faith and being a good citizen "to do the right thing" while they are cheating you out of your money. It's good to be careful.
 
fuzzybuddy said:
And the email address seemed real.
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If you check the real USPS.com website you will notice that there is NO email address for them anywhere. To contact USPS, there are "contact forms" to contact USPS with any issue or problem.

Plus, if you did have to pay for a package (so rare these days) you would have a note on your door or mailbox for COD (cash on delivery)
 
fuzzybuddy said:
I got an email, supposedly from the U.S.P.S. It looked very official and the email address was USPS. It had a tracking number etc. Supposedly they couldn't deliver a package, because of an inability to read the address. There was a box for my name, address, email address. Then when you clicked on "continue" they asked for a credit card number for a $3.72 for a re-routing fee. ( Now that I'm writing this out, it does seem like a scam, but the graphics on the email were excellent. First, I hadn't recently ordered anything, and the asking for a credit card seemed too odd. And really, how would the USPS know my email address? But the graphics and the entire email had a such true look to them. They had a realistic tracking chart, etc. Plus, the email address seemed real- it wasn't USPS134@yahoo.com
I was going to post a copy of the email, but it disappeared from my email.????
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Why would they want your email address if they knew where to send you an email? How would they even know it was you if the address was unreadable and probably the name? 🦨
 
I’ve gotten the USPS scam, together with scams supposedly from Amazon, eBay, the IRS, the police, my bank, and others. They all appear credible with perfect graphics on occasion. They want you to respond, and try to get you to take immediate impulsive action by stirring you up emotionally or alarming you. Don’t take the bait…trust no one!

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Yes I got threatening emails from the FBI. I was angry about something at the time and told them the many ways I hated them. They wrote back saying no this is really the FBI and that I was in a lot of trouble. I wrote back and said I was going underground. Never heard back after.
 
First clue would have been why did they need your email address when they obviously already had it...it's how they contacted you to begin with.

One way to lessen the garbage and scams is to never click on links contained in something else you're looking at, i.e., ads on FB, ads on your home page, ads on a news page you're reading, ads that appear in margins of an online game you play. Never.
 
Hard to tell these days what’s a scam. I got a letter in the mail telling me I could renew my drivers license online. I was suspicious. My DL doesn’t expire until April. Turns out it was totally legit, but I checked it out first. Got my new license in under two weeks.
 
In my case (see my earlier post), even if the FBI *had* found child porn on my computer, as "they" said they had, there's no way wiring money somewhere "to pay my fine" would have enticed them to drop the case.

But I can see how the scammers could have hood-winked someone who DID have something to worry about.....
 
I also received the same about three months ago. I wasn't expecting anything in the mail, so I disregarded it and trashed it. Never heard another word from whoever sent it.

Stay vigilant.
 
jujube said:
But I can see how the scammers could have hood-winked someone who DID have something to worry about.....
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I worked with a person who was not born in this country and he was waiting for his citizenship interview appointment. One day he was obviously upset and said he had to go home. His wife had received a call "from the IRS" that they owed money. She needed to buy $500 worth of gift cards and call and read the numbers to this person over the phone.

No amount talking by multiple people, printing out information
for him to read could convince him that this was a scam. This was an educated person. He was just so worried about the possibility of not getting citizenship for himself and his family.

Unfortunately, his wife told the scammers on the phone that they would pay because of the upcoming citizenship interview. Fell right into their hands.
 
I received an email yesterday on one of my credit cards alerting me that a charge of $800 had just hit my card. I have a setting on this card to get an email on any charge over a set amount. So, this particular charge notice would be normal, except I did not charge anything for this amount. So, instead of using the link provided in the email. I signed off of my email and used my link to that credit card account to check for an unauthorized charge. Thankfully, no charge for that amount was on that card. So, I called and notified AMX and sent them the email.

Beware of credit card scams...
 
it has been awhile, so this scam is due to come back around again. phone call from IRS saying basically that you're in some sort of big trouble, but they can help you. last time this one came around, i got 2 separate calls... one from a "Special Agent Steve Martin" and another from "Special Agent Raymond Burr".
 
I once got a email from my previous bank saying "Did you pay for a month of Netflix?"

I replied "No, I don't have a tv"

"The charge came from Amsterdam"

"Not able to afford a ticket there either"

So they issued me new cards. If I want to buy online, I buy a visa card for the amount needed and toss it.
 
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