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Paste the USPS email into the checker and it reads it for the signs below.
The checker reads the sender address, the wording, any link address you paste with the email and what the email asks you to do. It gives a verdict, a risk score from 0 to 100, the exact wording behind each red flag and what to do next. It is free and needs no signup.
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A fake USPS email pairs a delivery problem with a fee and a deadline.
The Postal Inspection Service’s page on fake USPS emails says these messages often concern parcels, with a subject line such as “Delivery Failure Notification”. They claim a parcel could not be delivered and ask you to “confirm your personal delivery information by clicking a button or downloading an attachment”. The email below is invented, and each number is one of the signs.
Example
Hello customer,
We tried to deliver your package today, but the address was incomplete.
Pay a redelivery fee of $1.95 to book a new delivery.
You have 24 hours, or your package will be returned to the sender.
The button says usps.com/redelivery
The sender's address is not at usps.com.
The name says USPS, but the part after the @ belongs to someone else. The next section shows how to read it.
A delivery problem you never raised.
The Postal Inspection Service says USPS does not notify customers of package delivery attempts by email.
A fee to pay.
The Inspection Service says USPS officials would never contact customers by email or text asking for payment or personal information.
A deadline and a threat.
The Inspection Service says that if an email requests immediate action, it could be a scam.
A button that says usps.com and goes somewhere else.
Google says that if a link's address does not match its description, it might lead to a phishing site.
From Postal Inspection Service: Fake USPS Emails, read 5 November 2026.
From Postal Inspection Service: Don't Get Snowed by Holiday Scams, read 5 November 2026.
From Gmail Help: Avoid & report phishing emails, read 5 November 2026.
Read the sender's address from the right, because the last two parts say who owns it.
Anyone can put “USPS” in front of an address. The part to read is the domain, after the @. Read it from the right: the last two parts name the owner, and everything in front of them is only a label the owner chose. USPS’s Informed Delivery page names USPSInformeddelivery@email.informeddelivery.usps.com as the Informed Delivery email address to add to your contacts, and the owner of that address is usps.com.
Read the domain from the right
email.informeddelivery.usps.com
From USPSOwned by usps.com. The parts in front only name a corner of it.
usps.com.redelivery-help.example
Not from USPSOwned by redelivery-help.example. usps.com is only a label in front of it.
usps-redelivery.example
Not from USPSOwned by usps-redelivery.example. The name has USPS in it, but the owner is someone else.
From USPS: Informed Delivery, Mail & Package Notifications, read 5 November 2026.
USPS only emails about a package when you asked it to.
The Postal Inspection Service says USPS will not send customers text messages or emails without a customer first requesting the service with a tracking number. USPS’s Informed Delivery page describes the alerts you turn on yourself: Daily Digest emails that preview your mail and packages, and text or email alerts with the status of a package. If you asked for neither, treat an email about a USPS package as fake until you have checked it on USPS.com yourself.
| Question | What USPS says | What a fake USPS email does |
|---|---|---|
| Did you ask for it? | What USPS saysIt sends texts and emails when you first ask for the service with a tracking number, and Informed Delivery alerts when you turn them on. | What a fake USPS email doesIt arrives with no request from you, about a package you may not be expecting. |
| Does it report a delivery attempt? | What USPS saysThe Inspection Service says USPS does not notify customers of package delivery attempts by email. | What a fake USPS email doesIt says delivery failed, or that your package is on hold. |
| Does it ask for money or details? | What USPS saysThe Inspection Service says USPS officials would never ask for payment or personal information by email or text. | What a fake USPS email doesIt asks for a fee, an address, a card number or a date of birth. |
| Where does it send you? | What USPS saysTo track a package, go to USPS.com yourself. | What a fake USPS email doesA button to another domain that says Reschedule or Pay. |
From Postal Inspection Service: Fake USPS Emails, read 5 November 2026.
From Postal Inspection Service: Smishing, Package Tracking Text Scams, read 5 November 2026.
Five steps tell you whether a USPS email is real without clicking anything.
- Leave the button and every link alone. The Inspection Service says not to click links in emails or text messages from unknown senders.
- Read the sender’s address from the right, as in the picture above. If the last two parts are not
usps.com, treat the email as fake until USPS.com says otherwise. - Ask whether you asked. If you are expecting a package, type
usps.cominto your browser yourself and track it with the tracking number from the seller. The Inspection Service’s page on package-tracking texts says to visit USPS.com from your phone or computer for tracking. - Paste the email into the checker at the top of this page for a second read.
- Forward the email to
spam@uspis.gov, then delete it. The Inspection Service’s Report page asks for exactly those two steps. In Gmail you can also choose More next to Reply, then Report phishing.
From Postal Inspection Service: Don't Get Snowed by Holiday Scams, read 5 November 2026.
From Postal Inspection Service: Smishing, Package Tracking Text Scams, read 5 November 2026.
From Postal Inspection Service: Report, read 5 November 2026.
If you clicked or entered details, the Postal Inspection Service says to tell your bank.
The Inspection Service says that if you engaged with the link at all, even if you did not press submit, you should contact your bank or other financial institution. The FTC adds the steps for a download and for details you shared.
What to do depends on what you did
You only read it.
Forward it to spam@uspis.gov and delete it.
You clicked the link or opened an attachment.
Tell your bank. If something may have downloaded, update your computer's security software, run a scan and remove what it finds.
You entered a card number, bank details or a Social Security number.
Tell your bank, then follow the steps at IdentityTheft.gov for what you shared.
From Postal Inspection Service: Fake USPS Emails, read 5 November 2026.
From FTC Consumer Advice: How To Recognize and Avoid Phishing Scams, read 5 November 2026.
The same checks work on fake Amazon order emails and other holiday scams.
The FTC has a holiday-season warning about fake shipping notifications, and a fake delivery notice is only one kind of scam email. The guide to fake Amazon order emails covers an order you never placed, and the holiday scam emails guide puts the kinds side by side. To stop Amazon’s real marketing emails, see the guide to stopping Amazon emails.
These are the questions people ask next.
Does USPS email me about a package on hold or a failed delivery?
The Postal Inspection Service says USPS does not notify customers of package delivery attempts, or request personal information, by email. It also says USPS will not send texts or emails unless you first asked for the service with a tracking number. An email that says your package is on hold is the kind its Fake USPS Emails page warns about.
Is a USPS redelivery fee email real?
The Postal Inspection Service says USPS officials would never contact customers by email or text asking for payment or personal information, so an email that asks you to pay a fee is not one of theirs. If you think a delivery really failed, the Inspection Service's page on package-tracking texts says to visit USPS.com from your phone or computer for tracking.
What does a real USPS email address look like?
USPS's Informed Delivery page names USPSInformeddelivery@email.informeddelivery.usps.com as the Informed Delivery email address to add to your contacts. Read the part after the @ from the right: the last two parts, here usps.com, say who owns it, and everything in front of them is only a label.
What should I do if I clicked the link in a fake USPS email?
The Postal Inspection Service says to contact your bank or other financial institution if you engaged with the link at all, even if you did not press submit. If something may have downloaded, the FTC says to update your computer's security software, run a scan and remove what it finds, and IdentityTheft.gov lists the steps for whatever you shared.
Where do I report a fake USPS email or text?
Forward the email to spam@uspis.gov and delete it. For a text, forward it to 7726 or email spam@uspis.gov. The same page also says to report fraud to the Federal Trade Commission. In Gmail you can also open the message, choose More next to Reply, then Report phishing.
Does the checker open the links in my email?
No. The checker reads the text you paste: the sender address, the wording and any link address you paste with it. It does not open links or attachments. It returns a verdict, a risk score from 0 to 100, the exact wording behind each red flag and what to do next.
Every step on this page comes from these official pages.
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- Postal Inspection Service: Fake USPS Emails
- Postal Inspection Service: Smishing, Package Tracking Text Scams
- Postal Inspection Service: Report
- Postal Inspection Service: Don't Get Snowed by Holiday Scams
- USPS: Informed Delivery, Mail & Package Notifications
- FTC Consumer Advice: Fake shipping notification emails and text messages
- FTC Consumer Advice: How To Recognize and Avoid Phishing Scams
- Gmail Help: Avoid & report phishing emails