DALLAS -- Amid the busy holiday shipping season, the U.S. Postal Service is sounding an urgent warning about a scam being sent via text message to unsuspecting users.

According to postal officials, the scam consists of cell phone owners receiving a text message that says a USPS package can't be delivered because of missing information.

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