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Parcel Delivery Scam SMS: Redelivery Fee Warning Signs

Quick answer

Delivery scams often use small fees and tracking links to collect card details. Use the official courier website or app instead.

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Should I click, reply or pay?

Do not click links, reply with private details, pay money or install software from this message.

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Use the official courier app or website, not the link in the SMS.

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Example message

“Your parcel is held. Pay $2.99 redelivery fee now: bit.ly/track-au”

This is a general example only. Do not paste passwords, codes, banking details, card numbers, Medicare details, licence numbers or confidential business records into any public tool.

Warning signs

Shortened link or strange domain
Small redelivery fee request
No real tracking number or matching order
Urgent return-to-sender warning

What to do now

Do not pay from the SMS link
Open the courier website yourself
Check the order in the store account
Use the checker before entering card details

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This short guide is written for family members, seniors, students, workmates and small business owners who need a plain-English answer quickly. It links to the free checker for a risk score and to Quick Help for serious cases.

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