Phishmael & Friends"Your parcel is on hold. Pay 1.99 to release it." Fake delivery texts are one of the most common scam messages around, and they work because almost everyone is waiting for something.
The fee is small on purpose. Nobody argues about a couple of dollars, but the page that collects it is fake, and the real prize is your card number.
Look closely at the link: it usually borrows a real company's name, with odd extra words or an unusual ending. In the episode, Bubbles spots coralpost-redelivery.coral instead of the real coralpost.reef.
The safe habit is simple. Never pay or log in from a text link. Open the shop's or courier's real app, or type their website address yourself, and check your order there.
The rule from the episode: don't tap the link, check the real app.