Huh. I received a text message a couple of weeks ago, informing me the "gift" that I had "bought" had been delivered to the "location agreed upon" by me, and to please visit this really suspicious looking URL for details.
The Internet, for better or worse, has taught me a healthy amount of skepticism, plus I definitely had not bought any gifts (how is it a gift if I buy it myself?). But I can see how it is easy to fall for these scams if you aren't used to looking for them.
Many years ago, an IT security person I was talking to referred to humans as "the one security-critical component that cannot be updated". It's a bit cynical, but not entirely incorrect.
The Internet, for better or worse, has taught me a healthy amount of skepticism, plus I definitely had not bought any gifts (how is it a gift if I buy it myself?). But I can see how it is easy to fall for these scams if you aren't used to looking for them.