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a text message from the postal service

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wow i didn't even know they had my cell

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number

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they don't and they don't send text

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messages about unclaimed packages

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i'm andrea avery united states postal

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inspector

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text messages claiming to be from the

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united states postal service have been

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pinging cell phones across the country

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asking recipients to claim a package but

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it's a scam

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these texts are part of an international

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phishing scheme that's designed to steal

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personal information from recipients

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if you click on that link in the text

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message you'll be inviting the scam

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artist

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into your life once you open the

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attached page your personal information

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will go directly to the scammers

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they may steal your identity or bank

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account details your phone or system may

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also become filled with malware

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so don't click the usps text you just

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got it's a scam

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just delete the text immediately for

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more information on scams visit

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uspis.gov