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With Father’s Day just around the corner and Australians expected to shell out $860 million on gifts, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) and Australia Post have warned consumers to be on the lookout for dodgy parcel delivery SMS and email messages.
In the lead-up to large retail events like Father’s Day, parcel delivery SMS and email message scams targeting Australians become even more prevalent. In many cases, these scammers slip into the legitimate message streams of consumers in order to trick them or impersonate well-known delivery services, such as Australia Post.
Arranging the re-delivery of a package, updating your delivery details, requesting payment of a fee or messages that contain unusual-looking links are some of the ways scammers will target consumers.
An Australia Post spokesperson confirmed to SmartCompany that if customers receive a suspicious text or email message that appears to be from Australia Post, the postal service encourages them to report it to scams@auspost.com.au
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