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The courier or postal reference used to follow a parcel, often stored with the retailer, delivery address, recipient name and delivery dates.
A tracking number does not give access to your money or accounts. It can reveal delivery status and sometimes the suburb or delivery location. Most tracking numbers become less useful once the parcel is delivered.
With your name, phone number and address, a real tracking number makes delivery scam messages look genuine. Criminals can time fake redelivery fees or customs charges to parcels you are actually expecting. In some cases they may attempt to redirect or collect a parcel.
It is possible with some couriers if other checks are weak, but the more common risk is fake delivery messages.
It may have come from a retailer, courier or marketplace breach. That does not make the message genuine.
Log in to the courier or retailer account directly. Genuine couriers rarely ask for small redelivery fees by text.
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