There’s a new scam going around that’s designed to trick you into providing your personal information.

The U.S. Postal Service and Postal Inspection Service said fake emails claiming to be from USPS officials, including the Postmaster General, are making the rounds. The emails or texts ask people to provide personally identifying information, like addresses, phone numbers and more in order to claim money that’s been sent to an address.

In one example cited by USPS, the email claims the “recipient” has a “parcel that has been registered with us for shipment to your residential address.

“We thought that the sender gave you our contact details. It may interest you to know that a cashier check of $2 million is also added to your parcel. We understand that the content of your parcel itself is a money order worth $50,000 U.S. dollars, $1,000 U.S. dollars for each money order.”

The scam email goes on to ask people to email their full name, address and phone number to an address.

The entire message is a scam, of course, and an example of phishing or the practice of sending out emails or other messages claiming to be from a legitimate source. In reality, the emails are sent to multiple people in hopes someone will provide information that can make it easier for your identity to be compromised.

As postal officials point out “USPS officials would never reach out directly to consumers and ask for money or Personal Identifying Information.”

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To protect yourself from this scam, USPS recommends:

• Never give out personal information over email. USPS does not notify customers of package delivery attempts, or request personal information, via email.
• Look out for poor grammar. Poor grammar and spelling errors are a good indication the email is fraudulent.
• Be wary of “urgent” emails. If an email calls for “immediate action,” it could be a scam.

What should you do if you receive a suspicious email about a package? Forward it to [email protected], then delete it. Don’t click on any links in the email.