The moversguide.usps.com is real. This is the official USPS website that charges $1.10 for an identity validation fee to change your address in event of a house change or a move.
Anything more that this amount should immediately ring alarm bells of it being a scam.
The truth about moversguide.usps.com scam
While Moversguide.usps.com is the official website for people who have moved houses and need addresses changed so that their mail gets forwarded to their new address, scammers have come up with different variations of this mail.
The smishing scam starts by scammers sending bulk messages that may look anything like these:
Your courier cannot be delivered correctly, due to the wrong house number, Please change it in time. https://uspimprovement.com
We’ve failed to ship your package, for reshipment please visit https://reshipmentusps.com and confirm the compensation of (1.99)
Attached to these messages are links that leads you to a site that is a complete replica of the official USPS website where you’re asked to pay a little fee usually $3.00 to change your address.
This is just a ploy to get you to input your credit card information without reading the fine prints which may allow subsequent unauthorized charges to your card.
On the other hand, people have complained of being scammed when they run a Google search and click the first site that pops up. However, this happens because they click the first result without actually confirming if its website or an ad.
Due to ads on Google, the first couple results are most often an ad being run which google specifies as being a “sponsored ad”. On going further, you would often always find the information/website you’re looking for.
It’s important to always confirm that a website is legit before inputting your personal information.
What To Do If You Fall For A Scam
Cancel your credit card
Immediately call your financial provider and cancel your credit card. By so doing, the credit card details you used for your transaction would become null and void.
Request for a new card
After the old credit card has been canceled, ask for a new card, it doesn’t cost much to get one. Your credit card issuer will issue you a new one with different numbers.
Better Business Bureau (BBB): File a complaint with the BBB if the online store is based in the United States.
Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3): If you are in the United States, you can file a complaint with the IC3 at https://www.ic3.gov/.
Your Local Consumer Protection Agency: Contact your local consumer protection agency or the equivalent regulatory body in your country.
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