Pretend, problem, pressure, and payment; the four key terms to keep in mind when identifying a scam. With the holiday season here, unfortunately the scammers look to take action. Monmouth Police Department Investigator Josh Kramer informs one scam that is circulating are text messages being sent, claiming they are the United States Postal Service and there is a problem with a package. Kramer stresses the importance of not clicking on those links:
“The package delivery scammers are out in full force. I have received about three text messages in the last week saying there is a problem with the package, and one said it is temporarily being detained. You are not going to get these messages from FedEx, USPS, or even Amazon. If there was an issue, you are going to get a message directly from them in the app, not a text message. A big thing that I would like to repeat myself on is clicking on links, whether it be links in text messages, links in emails; if you see something and looks like department stores will be sending out deals, just go directly to their website.”
Clicking on those links from the scammers could lead to ransomware attacking the device you may be utilizing.
