Six shops in Columbus and it was chilling in a dollar bin on High Street the whole time, that has to sting a little. Silver Surfer #3 for a buck is a straight up steal, and the fact that it sat there since March means plenty of people flipped right past it. Now I'm side eyeing every dollar bin I've ever rushed through.

The trick is to always hover over the link before clicking, even if it looks perfect. I had one that copied the USPS font and layout exactly, but the domain was "usps-tracking.co" instead of the real one. Another thing is to just open your browser and type in the tracking number on the official site directly instead of using their link. I also started checking my email for the sender address - if it's not from an official .gov or .usps domain, it's almost always fake. These scammers are getting good, but they still can't get past those basics if you stop and think first.