Opinion: It's the season for scams, so here's a piece of advice: Never do business with strangers

Lin, 81, trusted a man she met online and invested her nest egg with him. — Los Angeles Times/TNS

LOS ANGELES: The text arrived midday, saying a delivery to me was on hold. To fix the problem, all I had to do was click on a web link and enter my ZIP Code.

"Have a great day from the USPS team!" the text said.