Before you mindlessly click on that text message that looks like it's from FedEx, take a second look because it could be a scam.

Most importantly, FedEx tracking numbers are all 12 (for FedEx Express) or 15 digits (for FedEx Ground) long, as opposed to the 10-digit codes seen in texts from people hit by the scam.

FedEx and Amazon have warned customers of this realistic-looking text message scam. The texts show what is assumed to be a tracking code and link to “set delivery preferences.” ...

Just send a DM (not a @reply) with the FedEx/UPS/USPS/DHL tracking code first, followed by a nickname for the package. Click here to send your message. Example: 123456789123 Macbook Air 3.

The New Jersey governor has proposed tracking immigrants because "If FedEx can do it, why can't we use the same technology to do it?" The technology FedEx uses is based on bar-code scanning.

Several people have reported receiving texts that purport to be from FedEx, asking them to set up delivery preferences, complete with a fake tracking code. The link takes users to a phony Amazon ...