Some gift-buyers may still be waiting for that last package to arrive for Christmas.
While on the WCUB Breakfast Club this week, Michelle Reinen with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection said that may create an opportunity for scammers, but trouble for consumers.
She said there are some delivery notification or shipping scams out there.
“This is when a consumer receives that email or text message, and it looks like it is from a shipping company alerting them about a delivery,” Reinen explained. “They use the national logos and color schemes, so it looks very legitimate. But they are vague in the information they provide.”
So, they want you to click a link to verify information, or your package will be delayed.
“People who don’t even shop online and have no deliveries coming receive these emails,” Reinen said. “Individuals who are anxiously waiting for that last delivery…can be tripped up by these scam notifications.”
Reinen suggested to “just go back to the message that your package has been shipped and use the confirmation number or, log into the retailer’s site if you have an account with them and they’ll have your tracking history there as well.”
