Australia Post scam message that you need to ignore

Aussies are urged to be on high alert for a new Australia Post text message scam where fraudsters pose as the mail service to steal personal information and money.

The fake text message claims a package was sent to the incorrect address and provides a link to correct the information.

'The package you sent has arrived at our warehouse and cannot be sent because of incorrect address information, please fill in the exact information again, and we will send it within 24 hours,' it says.

Australia Post warned customers that the message should be deleted immediately.

The postal service said they 'will never contact anyone via SMS or email asking for personal or financial information or payments.'

They urged those waiting on a package to use the AusPost app to receive delivery updates as 'it uses push notifications that can't be replicated by scammers'.

'We're seeing a greater public awareness of cybersecurity but encourage customers to stay alert for signs of a scam, including a non-Australia Post web address, or an unusual sense of urgency or emails asking you to click on a link,' an Australia Post spokesperson said.

The scam method, known as phishing, attempts to deceive targets into handing over personal information that can either be sold on or used to access other accounts.

It is the most common method used by scammers, with just under $2.5million lost over 18,000 incidents reported to Scamwatch just in January and February.