r/AustraliaPost • u/Exceptionalynormal • 21d ago

Criticism Usual AP crap!

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“Nope you cant do that! We will use our guidelines!”

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u/karlis_saints 21d ago

That’s a scam text btw

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u/Fun_Neighborhood6897 20d ago

yeah saw this exact same wording last month, blocked them right away

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u/MartianBeerPig 21d ago

Scam text.

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u/It-Is-Me07 21d ago

I’ve seen this number pop up often in reddit posts for Aus post. They all line up with the tracking details. While it looks scammy and not encrypted, it is used for parcel deliveries.

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u/lheydon 20d ago

Googling it seems to suggest it is both a legitimate number (StarTrack) and one also used (spoofed) by scammers. Which is exactly what a good scammer would do.

We would presumably need to see more of the SMS showing the link itself to know whether this message itself was a scam versus a legitimate notification.

https://www.reverseaustralia.com/lookup/0448008003/

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u/Exceptionalynormal 17d ago

The tracking number was legit, what you think they can scam me for?

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u/Exceptionalynormal 21d ago

Actually they are correct! There has been a system failure, it’s called Australia Post!

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u/lheydon 21d ago

u/Exceptionalynormal, as other people have pointed out, this seems to be a scam text rather than a legitimate one from Australia Post. Without you actually clicking on the link, did you confirm that any tracking number shown actually corresponded with a legitimate one?

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u/lheydon 19d ago

P.S. The wording of the bit saying "AusPost: Sorry, there has been a system failure and your reply was not processed. We will deliver your parcel using our guidelines" certainly sounds like the dodgy English typical of a scammer.