The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is responsible for delivering mail to every person in the country—whether they live in the bustling heart of New York City or remote parts of Alaska. But the fact that hundreds of millions of people rely on the same service is something scammers are all-too-eager to capitalize on. Now, the USPS is altering customers about an increasingly common tactic being used by con artists. Read on to find out what the agency says you should never be paying more than $1.10 for.
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Scammers often gain the trust of victims by masquerading as a well-known company or agency—like the USPS, which is no stranger to finding its name at the center of schemes. According to the Postal Service, common scams aimed at its customers include unsolicited texts claiming there has been a problem with your shipping address and fake emails about delivery attempts from the agency.
But those are just a small snapshot of a much larger problem. “Every year, millions of Americans nationwide are targeted by scams connected to the U.S. Postal Service,” the agency’s Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) branch explains on its website.
Now, the USPS is warning customers about a rising scheme they should be on the lookout for.
The USPS charges different fees for its services, and many of us just pay them…
