A text says my package needs a delivery fee. Is it real?
Check a delivery fee through your original order before you pay.
A small delivery fee can be bait for card details. A low price does not make the request safe.
Some real parcels have fees. Check the order and carrier through a route you already know.
You may expect a parcel. A stranger's text can still happen to match your plans.
- Do not open the text's payment link or enter card details there.
- Open the seller's known app or your original order record.
- Get the carrier and tracking number from that record. Use the carrier's real site or contact.
- Ask whether a fee is due. Check how to pay through its own process.
- If you entered card details, contact your card issuer promptly. Say the page may have been fake, even if no charge is shown.
Draft a question for the seller of a made-up order. A text says a delivery fee is due. Ask how to check the fee through my original order. Use placeholders and no real card details.
Paste the message into ChatGPT, then fill in any blanks before you send it. ChatGPT opens in a new tab. Opening it does not send the message.
Keep any receipt or message if you paid. It can help the card issuer review what happened.
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