Northwest Iowa — With the holidays approaching, many of us are sending and receiving packages, but be warned. A new scam involves an email that claims there’s a problem with a package delivery and the message appears to be from U-P-S, FedEx or the U-S Postal Service. Such an email has been seen here in northwest Iowa, and has even been received by at least one member of the KIWA staff.
Jim Hegarty, of the Better Business Bureau, says don’t be fooled.
Should you get such an email, report it to your internet service provider and delete it. You can also call the agency to verify there’s no problem with your delivery. Hegarty also warns of recent scams on Facebook that appear to be from friends, touting federal grant money for people with disabilities. Hegarty says don’t accept “friend” requests on Facebook from people you don’t know.
The grant scheme recently duped a woman out of more than two-thousand dollars, thinking she was following the advice of a “friend.”
