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I immediately knew it was a scam because the USPS would never wish me a wonderful day (i.ibb.co)
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[–] Reddit_Is_Trash@reddthat.com 15 points 11 months ago

Sooo many scams would be prevented if we taught people to go to the actual site, or reach out yourself via phone call to a known branch/building.

If my banks calls me, it's perfeclty fine for me to hang up and initiate the phone call myself. That way I'm 100% sure it's the bank I'm taking to