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Australia Post phishing: sites, fake domains & scam patterns
PhishPin's phishing-feed index currently lists 17 hostnames that reference Australia Post, across 20 reported URLs from 2 of 5 threat feeds we track. Australia Post ranks #173 of 579 brands we track by reported hosts. No newly registered domain in the last 15 days matched the name.
Shipping & delivery · rank #173 of 579 by reported hosts
Key findings for Australia Post
- Impersonation pressure is Moderate (23/100): Australia Post has more reported hosts than 70% of the 579 brands we track.
- That is 0.1× the average for shipping & delivery (254 hosts per brand).
- 9 hosts (53%) hide the Australia Post name in a subdomain of an unrelated site, the trick that makes a link look official at a glance.
- The most common ending is .com (14 hosts, 82%).
- 35% of hosts pair the brand with a bait word. The most common is “pay” (2 hosts).
How attackers fake Australia Post
These breakdowns cover all 17 matching hostnames, not only the rows listed below.
Top endings (TLDs)
Bait words next to the brand
Hostname tricks
Hosts reported in phishing feeds
The most widely reported hostnames that reference Australia Post, ranked by how many feeds list them and then by reported URLs. Search, filter and export all 17 rows.
| # | Hostname (defanged) | Pattern | Feeds | URLs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | theauspost[.]com | name in domain | 1 feed | 3 |
| 2 | track-auspost[.]com | name in domain | 1 feed | 2 |
| 3 | auspost-depo-reschedule[.]com | name in domain | 1 feed | 1 |
| 4 | auspost-package-recoveryservices[.]com | recover | 1 feed | 1 |
| 5 | auspost-ticket[.]com | name in domain | 1 feed | 1 |
| 6 | auspost[.]addqws[.]com | subdomain trick | 1 feed | 1 |
| 7 | auspost[.]addqwt[.]com | subdomain trick | 1 feed | 1 |
| 8 | auspost[.]customerserviceqd[.]com | subdomain trickcustomer | 1 feed | 1 |
| 9 | auspost[.]customerserviceqh[.]com | subdomain trickcustomer | 1 feed | 1 |
| 10 | auspost[.]deliveryitems22[.]com | subdomain trickdelivery | 1 feed | 1 |
| 11 | auspost[.]do-safe-pay-hungary[.]com | subdomain trickpay | 1 feed | 1 |
| 12 | auspost[.]pay-safe-au[.]xyz | subdomain trickpay | 1 feed | 1 |
| 13 | auspost[.]session904[.]world | subdomain trick | 1 feed | 1 |
| 14 | auspost1[.]wpengine[.]com | subdomain trick | 1 feed | 1 |
| 15 | i-auspost[.]com | name in domain | 1 feed | 1 |
| 16 | info[.]auspost-check12[.]com | name in domain | 1 feed | 1 |
| 17 | www[.]auspostau[.]xyz | name in domain | 1 feed | 1 |
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How Australia Post phishing works
Phishing against Australia Post follows patterns common to shipping & delivery. Typical lures:
- A text saying a package could not be delivered and asking for a small "redelivery fee".
- An email with a tracking number that links to a cloned tracking page.
- A notice that your address is incomplete and the parcel will be returned.
- A customs or duty payment request for a parcel you were not expecting.
Red flags
- Real carriers do not ask for card details by text link to release a package.
- The tracking link goes to a lookalike domain instead of the carrier's official site.
- You were not expecting a parcel, or the tracking number does not exist on the official tracker.
Real Australia Post domains
If the address in your browser is not one of these (or a subdomain of them), it is not Australia Post. The list is not exhaustive.
auspost.com.auIf you already clicked or entered details
Do not enter more details. If you paid, call your card issuer to cancel the card and dispute the charge. Check any real parcel by typing the carrier's address into your browser and entering the tracking number there.
Protecting a brand like Australia Post from lookalike domains
If you run security, brand or fraud for a company that is copied this way, this is the order that works in practice:
- Enforce DMARC. Move your policy to quarantine, then reject, so attackers cannot send mail that passes as your domain.
- Watch new registrations. Lookalikes appear daily; the earlier you see one, the sooner you can act, ideally before the first email goes out.
- Register the obvious typos and keyword variants you can afford to hold, and check which lookalikes are already registered by someone else.
- Report fast. A live fake needs a request to the registrar and host, plus a report to browser safe-browsing lists and the public feeds shown above.
- Tell your customers where you will and will not ask for logins, codes or payments.
Protect your brand from lookalike domains
Australia Post is one of 579 brands in this index, but attackers copy any company whose customers log in or pay. PhishPin checks your domain for registered lookalikes, email-spoofing gaps and listings in these same phishing feeds, then helps you get the fakes taken down.
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Questions about Australia Post phishing
How can I tell if a message from Australia Post is phishing?
Check the sender and link domain first. Real carriers do not ask for card details by text link to release a package. The tracking link goes to a lookalike domain instead of the carrier's official site. You were not expecting a parcel, or the tracking number does not exist on the official tracker. When in doubt, do not use the link: type auspost.com.au into your browser or open the official app.
How many Australia Post phishing sites has PhishPin found?
As of 1 Nov 2026, 17 hostnames referencing Australia Post appear in the phishing feeds PhishPin indexes (20 reported URLs). These are reported hostnames, not a count of sites that are online today; many are removed quickly and some matches are coincidental.
What do fake Australia Post domains look like?
In our data, the most common ending for reported hosts is .com. The brand is most often combined with the word "pay". 9 hosts put the brand name in a subdomain of an unrelated site. Always read the part of the address just before the first single slash: that is the real site. Real Australia Post addresses end in auspost.com.au.
What should I do if I entered my details on a fake Australia Post page?
Do not enter more details. If you paid, call your card issuer to cancel the card and dispute the charge. Check any real parcel by typing the carrier's address into your browser and entering the tracking number there.
How do I report a fake Australia Post website or message?
Forward phishing emails to reportphishing@apwg.org, report scams at reportfraud.ftc.gov, and report the page to Google Safe Browsing. Also tell Australia Post through the contact options on its official website (auspost.com.au).
Is it safe to visit the domains listed on this page?
No. They are shown defanged, with dots in brackets, so they cannot be clicked by accident. Do not type them into a browser. Listings are warnings from automated matching, and some are harmless coincidences.
How does PhishPin find lookalike domains of Australia Post?
We read the daily list of newly registered domains (1,050,000 domains over the last 15 days) and flag those that contain the brand name, differ by one character or swap look-alike characters. A match is a warning sign, not proof of abuse.
How can a company protect its own brand from lookalike domains like these?
Publish an enforced DMARC policy so nobody can send mail as your domain, monitor newly registered domains that resemble your name, register the obvious typo domains, and file takedown requests with the registrar, host and browser safe-browsing lists when a fake goes live. PhishPin's free brand audit checks the first three for your domain.
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