The scammers are at it again, with another new angle.
In the latest twist, a caller contacted the Herald-Banner this afternoon, reporting he received a text message Wednesday night, claiming to be from the United States Postal Service and indicating the recipient of the text had an undelivered package waiting.
The texter said the package could be claimed by replying to the text, but when the caller did so, he was told there would be a fee involved to redeliver the package to his house. The fee, of course, could conveniently be paid by providing the texter information regarding the caller’s credit card.
Fortunately, the caller declined to do so.
It is but the latest in a series of recent scams operating in the area.
Earlier this month, a local resident received a call from someone saying they were with Publisher’s Clearinghouse who told her she had won a multi-million prize. All she had to do was to load a pre-paid card to cover “fees and taxes” from a local business and forward the information to the company. Despite the caller reportedly being very aggressive and persistent, she was not duped and cut the slammer off.
Over the past few years the Herald-Banner has heard multiple similar tales, the latest round was reported in late 2020. In one scheme the caller claimed to be a law…
