USPS does not send tracking texts or emails without a customer first requesting the service, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service states. What does a package tracking text from the USPS look like?

How to track USPS packages When you mail a package through the postal service, the delivery will have a tracking number, which can be found on a shipping receipt, email confirmation or peel-off ...

As holiday package deliveries increase, scammers are using "smishing" text messages to impersonate USPS and trick people into revealing personal or financial information.

USPS warns about 'smishing' text messages: What to know Customers must request package tracking text messages from the United States Postal Service. The USPS does not send messages without a ...

The USPS will only send text messages if someone signs up for informed delivery text alerts. Unsolicited messages about undeliverable packages are scams.

Money How to spot a USPS text message scam USPS will not present a "do this or else" situation, nor will it reach out about unclaimed packages.