The criminals want to receive personally identifiable information (PII) about the victim such as: account usernames and passwords, Social Security number, date of birth, credit and debit card numbers, personal identification numbers (PINs), or other sensitive information. These scammers often attempt to disguise themselves as a government agency, bank, or other company to lend legitimacy to their claims. Victims will typically receive a deceptive text message that is intended to lure the recipient into providing their personal or financial information. Smishing is a form of phishing that involves a text message or phone number. Have you received unsolicited mobile text messages with an unfamiliar or strange web link that indicates a USPS delivery requires a response from you? If you never signed up for a USPS tracking request for a specific package, then don’t click the link! This type of text message is a scam called smishing.
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