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This is a version of Delivery Address Confirmation Scam.

U.S. USPS Customs Parcel Clearing Confirmation

A text claims to be from “U.S. Customs/USPS,” saying your parcel is detained because of an invalid ZIP code and must be confirmed within 24 hours. It includes a link that looks like USPS but is actually a fake site and tells you to reply with “Y” to activate the link. The goal is to get you to visit the fake page and enter personal and payment information.

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What’s different in this version

These traits set this message apart from the usual pattern.

  1. Claims to be both “U.S. Customs” and USPS to sound official

  2. Uses a look-alike domain (usps.com-ushgaj.vip) instead of the real usps.com

  3. Adds a 24-hour deadline to rush you

  4. Instructs you to reply “Y,” a trick to confirm your phone number is active

  5. Message sent from a non-US number (+63…), unusual for USPS

How this scam works

  1. 1

    Step 1: You receive a text saying a USPS parcel is on hold and needs your ZIP code or address confirmed within 24 hours.

  2. 2

    Step 2: The message includes a link that looks official at a glance but isn’t the real usps.com (for example, usps.com-something.vip).

  3. 3

    Step 3: The fake site asks for your name, address, and often a small “redelivery fee,” pushing you to enter your credit card.

  4. 4

    Step 4: Once you submit details, scammers can charge your card, steal your identity, or send more scam messages.

✓ Do this

  • Go to the official USPS website by typing usps.com yourself or use the USPS app to check tracking.
  • Look up any tracking number on usps.com before doing anything.
  • Delete the text and report it to spam@uspis.gov or forward to 7726 (SPAM) if your carrier supports it.
  • Call your bank immediately if you entered card details on a suspicious site.

✗ Avoid this

  • Don’t click links in unexpected delivery texts, even if they say USPS or U.S. Customs.
  • Don’t enter your address, Social Security number, or payment info on sites you reached from a text.
  • Don’t reply to the text (even with STOP or Y) — it confirms your number is active.

Verbatim excerpts from the scam

Exact lines from emails or messages—searchable text so you can compare wording.

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    "U.S.Customs: You have a USPS parcel being cleared, due to the detection of an invalid zip code address, the parcel can not be cleared, the parcel is temporarily detained, please confirm the zip code address information in the link within 24 hours. https://usps.com-ushgaj.vip/us (Please reply with a Y, then exit the text message and open it again to activate the link, or copy the link into your Safari browser and open it) Have a great day from the USPS team!"

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