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Is this USPS email real? Check the sender

USPS email comes from usps.com, and only when you asked for tracking or Informed Delivery. Paste the sender of that “package on hold” message to see where it came from.

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How to check a USPS email

Delivery scams ask for a tiny fee. What they want is the card number.

  1. Copy the real address

    Tap the sender name to reveal the full address and paste that, not the name shown.

  2. Check the domain

    See whether it is usps.com, when the domain was registered, and which provider runs the mailbox. Free.

  3. Track it yourself

    Type usps.com into the browser and enter the tracking number from your own order, not from the email.

What gives away a fake USPS email

Packages “on hold”, incomplete addresses and small redelivery fees — all routed to fake payment pages.

The real USPS domain

  • Mail from usps.com or one of its subdomains
  • The domain’s registration date and registrar
  • Free mailboxes posing as the Postal Service

Lookalike giveaways

  • “usps” plus words like “-delivery” or “-redelivery”
  • A brand-new domain with a USPS logo
  • usps.com placed in front of another domain

Sender authentication

  • SPF published or missing
  • DMARC published or missing
  • Mail provider behind the domain

Who is behind it

  • Accounts tied to the address
  • Names shown publicly
  • In the full report

USPS emails worth checking first

  • “Your package is on hold”
  • “We could not deliver: address incomplete”
  • A small fee to reschedule delivery
  • A package you are not expecting
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USPS scam email questions

Does USPS email you about a package?

Only if you asked: USPS sends tracking emails when you request them, and Informed Delivery emails if you signed up. An unexpected email about a held package is a scam.

Does USPS charge a fee by email to redeliver?

No. Rescheduling a delivery on usps.com is free. A link asking for a card to release a package is a payment scam.

Where do I report a fake USPS email?

Forward it to spam@uspis.gov, the Postal Inspection Service, then delete it.

I paid the redelivery fee. What now?

Call your card issuer using the number on the back of the card and ask them to block it. The fee was small; the card number is what was taken.

Does the sender find out I checked?

No. Nothing is sent to the address and nobody is notified. The check reads DNS records, the domain registration and public sources only.

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