The ACMA is advising consumers to continue to be wary of parcel delivery SMS and email messages with unusual looking links or requests to pay a fee to complete delivery. These messages may be scams.
I’ve received two scam text messages in the last two days advising me of a missed AusPost deliveries. Family members have also received similar text messages, so they appear to be very prevalent at the moment.
The ACMA warn that scammers will often impersonate well known delivery services such as Australia Post, DHL or Amazon, or even use no brand at all but refer to a package or parcel.
If you’ve received one of these messages, do not click on a link without confirming the message is legitimate. Clicking on the link may install malware that uses your contact list to send similar text messages to other people without your knowledge, potentially infecting their device. It may also be a way for scammers to access your personal information and banking details through fake websites, the ACMA say.
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The ACMA also warn that that some SMS scams may slip into your legitimate message streams to trick you. For example, a scam claiming to be from Australia Post may appear among legitimate past messages from the postal service about parcel delivery.
To confirm if a package delivery message is real, contact the sender using contact details you’ve identified yourself, such as through an official website or app, or via information received at the time of the original purchase, such as a tracking number. I use the AusPost app to track all my deliveries, it advises you when deliveries are expected so you don’t leave anything valuable at your door too long.
ACMA Tip: Contact your parcel service to see if they have an app you can use to safely track packages.
If you receive one of these scam SMS messages or emails, the ACMA advise you to:
- report it to Scamwatch
- delete the message
- do not click on any links or call any telephone numbers associated with the message
- if the malware installs, or if you think you may have provided your financial details to a fake website, contact your bank as quickly as possible and ensure your accounts are secure.
The ACMA also advise that you may also want to reach out to your telco or an IT professional for further assistance. If you have lost personal information to a scammer you can contact IDCARE or call 1800 595 160. You can also make a report to ReportCyber if you have been a victim of this cybercrime.
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