Package-held text: how to tell, what to do.
A delivery that does not exist, a small fee that opens the door to your card.
Try it
Here is what Check says about one.
Example message
USPS: we were unable to deliver your parcel due to an incomplete address. Confirm your details within 12 hours: usps-redelivery-portal.com
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Check my own message, freeDelivery-service impersonation text asking you to confirm details
Why we think so
- A deadline measured in hours
- The domain is not usps.com
- The post office does not text about an incomplete address; it leaves a notice
The short answer
Updated 23 October 2026 · Reviewed by the Sigrel team, Texas
A text says a package is on hold and asks for a small fee or your address. How to tell, what to do if you paid, and how to check a text like it, free.
- A text from a random number naming USPS, UPS, FedEx or “the courier”.
- A reason the package is stuck: wrong address, unpaid customs, a missed delivery.
- A link to “confirm” or “reschedule”, often with a $1 to $3 fee that captures the card.
- No tracking number, or one that does not work on the carrier’s own site.
What to do
In this order.
- 01Check the tracking number on the carrier’s own siteType usps.com, ups.com or fedex.com yourself. If you are not expecting a parcel, there is nothing to check.
- 02Never pay a fee from a textCarriers collect customs or redelivery fees through their own site or at the door, not through a link in a text.
- 03If you paid or typed your login, act within the hourCall your card issuer and dispute. If you typed a password, change it everywhere you used it and turn on two-step sign-in.
- 04Forward to 7726 and reportForward the text to 7726 (free on US carriers) and report at ReportFraud.ftc.gov.
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Questions
Plain answers.
I am actually expecting a package. How do I tell?
Open the retailer’s order page or the carrier’s app and check there. A real problem shows on the tracking page itself; a text with a link is not how carriers handle it.
Why do they only ask for a few dollars?
The fee is not the point. The page collects the full card and often the phone number, which are worth far more than the fee.
Got one of these right now?
Paste it into Check. Five free checks a day; the text you paste is not kept.