SPOKANE, Wash. – Scammers are stealing personal information from USPS users by pretending to be USPS delivery. According to the United States Postal Inspection (USIPS), people have been reporting receiving text messages with an unfamiliar or strange web link that says they require a response. These scam messages are called smishing, and the links help scammers get their victims’ personal information, including Social Security numbers, birth dates, PINs or other sensitive information.