Verify parcel delivery alerts before you click or pay.
Scammers impersonate USPS, FedEx, UPS, and DHL to send fake 'missed delivery' or 'unpaid customs fee' texts. These are designed to steal your credit card and identity info.
Security Insight
Parcel scams are the most common type of SMS phishing (smishing). Scammers rely on the high probability that you have a package in transit at any given time.
Common Parcel Delivery Scam Signals
Legitimate shipping companies will never ask for payment via a text message to 'release' a package. Watch out for these red flags.
Tracking link uses odd domain endings
Address resolution required
What IsThisSpam checks before you trust a sender
Quick verdicts are useful, but the real value is understanding why something looks safe, uncertain, or risky.
Courier claim vs sender mismatch
Real logistics companies usually send from verified domains and consistent shortcodes, not random international phone numbers.
Lookalike delivery URLs
Hyphens, extra words, and fake subdomains can make a malicious link look legitimate at first glance.
Credential or card collection pages
Fake tracking pages often quickly escalate from a simple address form to full credit card data harvesting.
Template reuse across campaigns
The same wording appears with new domains repeatedly, which is a strong indicator of organized scam activity.
Related guides
Use the checker for the fast answer, then read the deeper guidance for recurring scam patterns.
UPS Scam Checker
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