Is that text message about your FedEx package really a scam? February 20, 2020 by Alvaro Puig Consumer Education Specialist, FTC You may be skeptical when someone you don’t know sends you a text message you didn’t expect and it tells you to click on a link. Maybe that little voice in your head starts talking to you. I know mine does. It says, “Hmm, this could be a scam. Maybe someone wants to steal my personal information. Or get me to pay for something.” I guess that's why scammers come up with new stories all the time, like a package tracking scam we're hearing about. Here's how it works. Read More