Why You Shouldn’t Share Your Tracking Number

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So you have ordered something online and you now have a tracking number. This is a unique number given to your package so that it’s able to be tracked along the process of delivery. Perhaps you have waited a little while for your parcel and so you join a forum to get an idea of when your parcel will arrive. Someone on this forum asks for your tracking number and you hand it to them freely. There are some disastrous things that can happen, one of them being never seeing your parcel arrive. If it’s an expensive parcel it may have you in tears. We put together a list of reasons why you should not be sharing your tracking number with just anyone, as well as some scenarios of when it’s safe to share your tracking number. Let’s get to it.

Reasons You Should NOT Share Your Tracking Number

Your tracking number is the identification number of your package and will be used for anything you wish to do with this parcel, such as change the delivery address, and date of delivery, or to track your parcel using the track Yanwen number tool on PKGE.net. Any criminal can use this tracking number for a number of reasons.

Here’s why you shouldn’t share your tracking number:

Rerouting parcel. A criminal can have your parcel rerouted to their address using your tracking number.

Parcel theft on delivery. Criminals can track your parcel using the tracking number, accept delivery of your parcel and steal it.

Personal data. Your personal data can be at risk should the hackers be smart enough to hack into the system of the logistics company.

When is it Safe to Share Your Tracking Number?

There are special circumstances when it is safe to share your tracking number with others, let’s take a look at them:

Friend or family member. If a friend or family member is accepting delivery for you, then you may share your tracking number with them as they may need to have it on hand.

Carrier dealings. You may share your tracking number with the carrier should you need to follow up, change delivery details, etc. It can be shared via their call center, in a letter or email to them, or on their website.

Parcel Trackers. You may share your tracking number on reliable parcel tracker websites such as PKGE.net in order to track the status of your parcel.

Where You Should NOT Share Your Tracking Number

There are a few places where sharing your tracking number is an absolute NO! Let’s take a look:

Online forums. Customers often resort to online forums seeking desperate help to locate their parcels online. These are a definite NO!

Social Media. Never share your tracking number on social media, it could get into the wrong hands.

Strangers. Never share your tracking number with people you don’t know or trust, and never ask someone you don’t know to accept delivery of your parcel.

Your tracking number should be treated like your identity document, safe and out of the hands of prowling criminals ready to pounce on your negligence. There are certain circumstances where sharing your tracking number is safe. Follow these guidelines to ensure the safety of both your parcel and your personal data.

Why You Shouldn’t Share Your Tracking Number