New UPS scam is circulating

Jacob Lance, Journalist|March 7, 2023

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Scam alert!! People in the tri-county area are at risk of a UPS scam.

A Benton County Sheriff’s facebook post shares information on a new UPS scam going around. 

The scam is a simple message saying that a package wasn’t delivered. It will ask you to provide name, date of birth, address, city, state, and email.

Older generation UPS truck in Texas delivering a package (Photo via Wikimedia commons under the creative commons license )

The scam is posing as the United Parcel Service. 

Local hyper realistic UPS scam asking for personal info. (Photo via @Benton County Sheriff’s Office on Facebook )
UPS scam with very realistic message from “UPS” looking for personal info (Photo via @Benton County Sheriff’s Office on Facebook )

From the call centers who call every 10 minutes to the realistic UPS scams such as this, they all have one goal, to scam you.

It could be because they want your bank info, SSN, or your personal information. 

If it’s your SSN you can contact the government via phone or website. Call  1-800-772-1213 or message on www.ssa.gov.

If it is your bank account you should contact them right away and give info on the scam.