FedEx text scam: What you need to know

You may have seen the warnings from your Facebook friends that a new scam is making the rounds in the guise of a well-known and often-used company -- FedEx.

Victims are receiving text messages claiming that there's a delivery with the message providing a tracking code from FedEx. There's also a link to click to set delivery preferences, ABC News reported.

SCAM 🚨 There is a new scam where you get a text with your name from Fedex (or another delivery service)and a tracking number. Do not click on the link. When in doubt about a tracking number go to the main website of the shipping company and search the tracking number yourself pic.twitter.com/EoG1C07OLf
— Duxbury Police (@Duxbury_Police) January 21, 2020

But the message is fake and the link takes the recipient to a scam site disguised as an Amazon page, CNN reported.

Eventually, the scam asks for a credit card number in exchange for a free gift.

FedEx released a statement to ABC News and CNN saying that the company monitors scams that use the company's brand and works with law enforcement agencies to stop them.

Company officials said FedEx does not send texts or emails to customers asking for any information and if a customer gets one of the questionable messages, they should report it to abuse@fedex.com.

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