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They\u2019ll request you provide personal details to access your account and personal information.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You should keep your eyes peeled for this kind of scam, and don&#8217;t share your information with a courier company during delivery confirmation or tracking.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>How to protect yourself:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Request signatures for your deliveries to ensure they have been completed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Watch out for texts with URLs that are misspelled or altered.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t trust emails or texts from unknown numbers with spelling and grammatical errors, as well as excessive punctuation points.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deliveries are exciting, but they also provide a blind spot for scammers to thrive. 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