Spot the Scam #1: Australia, 16 Nov 2026

[{"slot":1,"kind":"text","truth":"scam","sender":"0412 XXX XXX","subject":"","body":"Monday, 5:45pm. You have an online order on its way.\n\nYour delivery is on hold. Verify your postcode within 48 hours to avoid return: deliverynow-au.example/verify","action":"","tells":["A text with a short deadline that asks you to verify your details by link is a warning sign; a real delivery company does not ask this way.","Do not use the link; check your order in the shop's own account or the courier's own app."],"label":"Verify your postcode text","author":"unknown","author_note":"Drafted by Claude (an AI) from the reported pattern in the source."},{"slot":2,"kind":"email","truth":"genuine","sender":"Banksia Books <orders@banksiabooks.example>","subject":"Your order has shipped","body":"Monday, 11:20am. You ordered a book on Friday.\n\nHello Mia, your order 70315 has shipped and should arrive in 3 to 5 working days. You can follow it in your account at banksiabooks.example. There is nothing more to pay.","action":"","tells":["It matches an order you placed and asks for no payment and no details.","If you are unsure, sign in to your account by typing the shop address yourself."],"label":"Order shipped email","author":"unknown","author_note":"Drafted by Claude (an AI). Author is set to unknown on all messages. Do not display a human or AI label."},{"slot":3,"kind":"text","truth":"scam","sender":"0431 XXX XXX","subject":"","body":"Monday, 8:10pm. A text arrives from a number you do not know.\n\nYour parcel could not be delivered. Pay a small redelivery fee of 2.95 dollars to book a new time: redeliver-au.example/pay","action":"","tells":["A small fee to rebook a delivery, asked for by text, is a common trick.","Do not use the link; ask the courier in its own app, and do not pay anything you were not expecting."],"label":"Redelivery fee text","author":"unknown","author_note":"Drafted by Claude (an AI) from the reported pattern in the source."}]

0412 XXX XXX. Monday, 5:45pm. You have an online order on its way. Your delivery is on hold. Verify your postcode within 48 hours to avoid return: deliverynow-au.example/verify

Banksia Books <orders@banksiabooks.example>. Your order has shipped. Monday, 11:20am. You ordered a book on Friday. Hello Mia, your order 70315 has shipped and should arrive in 3 to 5 working days. You can follow it in your account at banksiabooks.example. There is nothing more to pay.

0431 XXX XXX. Monday, 8:10pm. A text arrives from a number you do not know. Your parcel could not be delivered. Pay a small redelivery fee of 2.95 dollars to book a new time: redeliver-au.example/pay