delivery texts

Your Parcel Is Waiting

Nana Coral gets a text saying her parcel is stuck until she pays a tiny fee. With closing time approaching, she checks the real way, while Lurena runs the fake-parcel scheme alone and Tendai's sneakers get a fake customs fee.

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Today's rule: Don't tap the link. Check the real app.

What kids learn

Unexpected fee? Red flag
Check the real app or site yourself
Report it as junk, then delete

Quiz time

Can you get them all?

A text says your parcel needs a tiny fee. What do you do?

Why do scammers ask for such a tiny fee?

For parents & teachers

Talk about it together

Tell children that delivery companies don't ask for fees through text links.
Show them how to check an order in the shop's real app or by typing the website address.
Agree that any text asking for money or card details gets shown to a grown-up first.
Report scam texts as junk in your messages app, then delete them.

Fake Delivery Texts: Why the Tiny Fee Is the Trap

"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.

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