Cyber Theft
International Parcel/FIPS Service text is a message that claims that the recipients’ parcel has been stopped for unpaid unpaid customs fees. This message was created by cyber criminals to steal potential victims’ personal and financial details.
What the messages say
We tried to deliver your parcel IPS016448296CA, but there is an unpaid customs fee. Please follow the instructions here: 08o.me/Xw1OZ
Or it may say :
There is an update on ur parcel. Item stopped due to unpaid customs fee. Follow the instructions here: https://bit.do/fLNJD”
How you get scammed
After clicking on the link on the message it’ll take you to a fake IPS website and will request for your personal details and also your credit card details for you u to pay out customer fee which they’ll say is €1.50 . You’d gladly pay that amount since it isn’t much but once they get your credit card details they’ll deduct more money from your account.
Verdict
Please note that the link text is : “j5l.website/xljmb”. Do not click on that link you’ll be scammed. If you’ve have received this message and clicked on the link feel free to tell about your experience by leaving a comment below. Stay woke.
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