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{"canonicalPath":"/v/a-usps-package-text-asking-1vqz0","receipt":{"challengePrompt":"To overturn this result, bring a USPS page showing redelivery fees are collected through unsolicited text links.","claim":"A USPS package text asking you to update your address through a link is real if you are expecting a delivery.","confidence":"High","createdAt":"2026-06-20T12:57:56.008Z","kicker":"The redelivery-fee text is a smishing pattern.","paidAt":"2026-06-20T12:57:56.007Z","reasons":[{"body":"The official USPS scam guidance says USPS does not charge a redelivery fee.","stance":"weakens","title":"USPS says no redelivery fee"},{"body":"Postal inspectors warn that fake package-tracking texts are used to steal payment or personal information.","stance":"weakens","title":"Package texts are a known hook"},{"body":"The practical move is to ignore the link and check tracking through USPS.com or the retailer account.","stance":"context","title":"Direct lookup is safer"}],"score":8,"shareLine":"FactPage check: FALSE. USPS redelivery-fee texts are not how USPS collects redelivery fees; check tracking directly on USPS.com.","slug":"a-usps-package-text-asking-1vqz0","sources":[{"imageUrl":null,"publisher":"USPS FAQ","title":"Scams and Scheme Alerts","url":"https://faq.usps.com/s/article/Scams-Scheme-Alerts","usedFor":"Official USPS redelivery-fee and scam warning."},{"imageUrl":null,"publisher":"U.S. Postal Inspection Service","title":"Smishing: package tracking text scams","url":"https://www.uspis.gov/news/scam-article/smishing-package-tracking-text-scams","usedFor":"Postal inspector guidance on the text-scam pattern."},{"imageUrl":"https://consumer.ftc.gov/system/files/styles/social_standard/private/consumer_ftc_gov/images/ArticleGraphics_Unwanted-Email-Text-Mail_1200x630_EN_0.png?h=ec041e41&itok=25zMWFCG","publisher":"FTC","title":"How to recognize and report spam texts","url":"https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/how-recognize-and-report-spam-text-messages","usedFor":"Consumer scam context for suspicious SMS links."}],"summary":"USPS says it does not charge a fee for redelivery, and postal inspectors warn that package-tracking texts are a common smishing pattern.","vaultCategory":"Scam","verdict":"FALSE"},"type":"factpage.receipt","version":"fp-receipt-v1"}