I received a strange text on my phone this morning. What do you think?

[Arkansas Granny]

[Delivery failed, addressee unknown] Your item has been delivered to the transit warehouse. But you are not at the shipping address or you don't have a safe place to store it temporarily. Please click this link to view top-uspp.shop

I only have two shipments outstanding and I have received tracking info on both of them. I haven't clicked on the link (and have no intention of doing so). I wondered if anyone else had received a similar message.

[remo ymor]

1. It is spam

Most likely from an Overseas phone number. I have gotten three or four of these text in the past week.

[NoRethugFriends]

2. Geez. These are always spam.

[bullimiami]

3. A newish scam. I and my wife get these pretty often.

Go back to the source for everything and anything.
Delete the emails and messages and never link or follow instructions.

Package? Check UPS, Amazon ... yourself.

[vlyons]

4. It's bogus

I get these all the time. Purporting to be from UPS. But the sent from address, is something goofy like fysd@fgndfn34ffg, which obviously is some sort of scam. Just delete it.

Always look at the sent from address.

[Goddessartist]

5. Yep I get those quite often.

[Goonch]

6. Don't Fall for the "USPS Delivery Failed" Scam

"The ping of a new notification pulls you away from your task. A text from USPS states a package delivery to your address has failed because you are unknown at the location. Eagerly awaiting an order, you click the provided link to quickly verify your identity and reschedule the delivery. But seconds after entering your personal details, an uneasy feeling washes over you – this was not a message from USPS at all, but a sophisticated phishing scam designed to steal your personal information. This scam is surging as more people eagerly await online orders and let their guard down when shipping problems arise. Read on to learn how to identify and avoid this “USPS Delivery Failed” phishing attack.............."

https://malwaretips.com/blogs/dont-fall-for-the-usps-delivery-failed-scam/

[Wednesdays]

20. Another dead giveaway is if the message is in broken English

For example, if the message you posted read as,

"The ping of new notification pull you away from task. A text from USPS state package delivery to your address has fail because are unknown at location..."

[Lovie777]

7. Don't click...............

I get them too. Recently I got one claiming to be Amazon at 3am. I have no outstanding deliveries.

[KarenS]

8. I received exactly the same text yesterday morning,,,,

I assumed spam even though I do have some outstanding deliveries and deleted it. This scam has been in the news lately.

I really do hate liars, cheats and thieves.

[Lovie777]

9. Don't click...............

I get them too. Recently I got one claiming to be Amazon at 3am. I have no outstanding deliveries.

[hlthe2b]

10. SCAM: I get these occasionally. Use the official tracking sites for any expected deliveries AND

never click a link on these texts (or emails).

[Arkansas Granny]

11. Thanks to all who replied. I had assumed the text was spam and have blocked the sender

and deleted the text. I was curious to know if this was common and it seems that it is. It pays to be careful.

[rurallib]

13. it is very common - you did the right thing

[Upthevibe]

12. Arkansas Granny........

Spam.....I get these frquently.

I know that I don't have any packages coming (I don't order online) so I just delete and block (If I can). I wouldn't even click on the link (if there is one)..

[Quakerfriend]

14. Yes, I did recently- when I had pending USPS delivery.

It’s definitely spam. 🤗

[recovering_democrat]

15. Spam

Serious. Kill it and report it. I learned that after one of these managed to cost Me $$$$. Don't ignore it.

[chouchou]

16. Two of the many things I hate to see in the morning

Congratulations! or You've Won!

[fargone]

17. Phishing spam

I have had a half dozen of these in tje past month and a half. If you stop and analyze. USPS doesn't have "warehouses"

[Ocelot II]

19. Ignore it; it's a phishing scam. USPS doesn't do that.

USPS doesn't have your phone # so they couldn't text you if they wanted to (and note the link says "uspp&quot . I've gotten a couple of those and some similar emails.

[emulatorloo]

21. Scam.

[milestogo]

22. I received a couple of texts from my internet service provider saying

they needed to schedule a visit to upgrade my equipment. There was no email message or message for me on their website, so I thought it odd. I answered back saying there was nothing wrong with my equipment so I wasn't going to schedule anything.

Looking back, this may have been a sneaky way for someone to try to get into my home.

[nolabear]

23. I get these now and then. Yet another scam.

There are tells. Non-specific claims, odd phrasing, coming out of nowhere, repetitive emails, etc. My take is, when in doubt, ignore it. If it’s real you can fix it.

[sarge43]

24. Oh yes. Several

Prime spam