The department of homeland security works to improve the security of the united states. Please notify building security or appropriate law enforcement. With transportation as a department of homeland security priority for national security, ups shipping activities are vital in providing for public health and bolstering our economy, mangeot said. However, both state and local agencies have confirmed that the idea that terrorists have created a security threat by purchasing a large number of ups uniforms is nothing more than a hoax. Seasonal driver helpers are required to sign a form stating that they have to turn in their uniforms or they will have their last check held until the uniforms are returned. If you see or have seen a ups delivery from an unknown driver please ask for proper id and be alert to any suspicious packages or deliveries. The letter urges people to pay attention to the vehicle a ups driver. Department of homeland security alert ups uniforms. Additionally, if someone in a ups uniform comes to make a drop off or pick up, make absolutely sure they are driving a ups truck. Ups doesnt make deliveries or pickups in anything, except a. This requires the dedication of more than 230,000 employees in jobs that range from aviation and border security to emergency response, from cybersecurity analyst to chemical facility inspector. My point was, there are ups uniform stuff on there as well as the stuff anybody can buy from the catalog.
Old ups uniforms hoax still circulating after all these. Compiling tsa screw ups and overreaches flyertalk forums. Ups drivers, supervisors arrested in complex drug scheme. Eight days later, a ups driver delivered another package to maryland small arms that. The concern is that a terrorist disguised as a ups driver could drop off bombs, biological or chemical agents.
The ups stolen uniform story is an urban legend that has been circulating for about 12 years. Authorities arrested 11 people, including four ups drivers and supervisors, in tucson, ariz. Department of homeland security alert ups uniforms government warning regarding purchase of ups uniforms. The fedex driver explained the pension plan was one of the driving forces for union organizing at fedex.
Ups was then used to ship large amounts of cash back to tucson area. In february 2003 a number of security alerts regarding ups uniforms were. The departments work includes customs, border, and immigration enforcement, emergency response to natural and manmade disasters. Government warning regarding purchasing of ups uniforms.
It could have been the invasion of the men in brown, said one ups driver, referring to the movie men in black. According to the internet watchdog website snopes, some form of this ups ruse has been circulating since 2003. Ups drivers and supervisors were part of a scheme to distribute drugs from tucson around the u. This hoax, and a variation with a department of homeland security signature block, are all. They confirmed for that the department of homeland security has not issued any such warning and considers it a hoax.
This is done to keep the uniforms out of circulation as it is a real issue when bad people wearing ups uniforms gain access to businesss with the intent to rob. A hoax regarding ups uniforms has been circulating on the internet via email since early 2003. If you do see a ups worker in an unfamiliar vehicle and want to know if he or she is the. According to two former ups employees, a security bulletin was issued warning that more than 1,000 distinct brown ups uniforms had possibly been stolen. Lapd apologizes for bogus alert about terrorists buying. If you have any questions when a ups driver appears at your door, they should be able to furnish valid i.
South dakota homeland security director stefan pluta had this to say about the letter. They seemed to come from every direction, with many of them stating their information originated with a warning issued by united parcel service ups regarding missing delivery personnel uniforms. Department of homeland security also declaring ups and its peers as critical infrastructure, ups and other freight companies have stepped up communication efforts with employees and the public since the outbreak of covid19, to address virusrelated issues in the workplace. A new version of this story surfaced in november 2015.
Homeland security said law enforcement officers discovered that ups drivers and supervisors were allegedly using techniques to defeat internal measures and law enforcement efforts to identify. Additionally, if someone in a ups uniform comes to make a drop off or pick up, make absolute sure they are driving a ups truck. Are ups uniforms being bought by terroristshtml scambusters. The department of homeland security has a vital mission. The anniston star reports that the national department of homeland security confirmed that the new warning is simply a retread of the old hoax.
This could represent a serious threat as a bogus driver. In december of 2012 an urban legend spread of the possibility of terrorists disguising themselves in ups uniforms. The implication of the falsified homeland security warning points to the potential utilization of ups driver uniforms as part of a terrorist plot. Message claims that a large quantity of ups uniforms has recently been bought. National infrastructure protection plan postal and shipping sector homeland security presidential directive 7 hspd7 identified 17 critical infrastructure and key resources cikr sectors and designated federal government sectorspecific agencies ssas for each of the sectors. Homeland security warning in regards to ups uniforms. Old ups uniforms hoax still circulating after all these years. Homeland security continues to warn vigilance but for now, this particular rumor has been confirmed as false. National infrastructure protection plan homeland security. As deliveries soar, ups drivers say companys coronavirus. Ups uniforms this is inaccurate informationinternet. This could represent a serious threat as bogus drivers terrorists can drop off. Deliveries are soaring during the coronavirus pandemic as americans stay home from work and school, but 12 ups drivers in nine states tell nbc news they dont think their company has done enough to protect workers or the millions of customers they serve ups has told drivers across the country not to share their handheld devices with customers when making signature deliveries, and drivers. Ups uniforms government warning regarding purchase of ups uniforms.
Law enforcement is working on the case however no suspects have been indentified. The claim alleges to be an alert message from homeland security there never was one, that united parcel service uniforms had allegedly been stolen, nope. Ups employees ran drug trafficking ring for a decade. Ups says that ups drivers are not impersonated very often but if you have a question about the authenticity of a ups employee, call 1800pick ups. The teamsters said ill workers will get pay for eight. If you have any questions when a ups driver appears at your door they should be able to furnish valid id. Ups drivers, supervisors implicated in tucson drug. The email claim is that there has been a huge purchase of ups uniforms on ebay. If you have any questions when a ups driver appears at your door they. Homeland security warning for ups drivers deemed false what. Nor is there any record of large purchases of united parcel service uniforms on ebay. This could represent a serious threat as bogus drivers terrorists can drop off anything to anyone with deadly.
It is the old logo, but hell, i was in the circle of honor with 34 years safe driving, and i dont have one of those. Potential terrorist use of official identification, uniforms, or vehicles date. All ups drivers wear the brown uniform and carry an electronic clipboard to record delivery information. Further, a staff member from the department of homeland security. This homeland security warning is a fake and its run social media is a hoax.
Like coronavirus, deliveries are soaring, but ups drivers in the u. This could represent a serious threat as bogus drivers terrorists can drop off anything to anyone with deadly consequences. Homeland security threat from isis buying ups uniforms. According to a previously available 2003 washington post article, the claims in the message were denied by ups, the fbi and ebay. Department of homeland security alert on ups uniforms. Homeland security finds out that a mess of united parcel. Ups doesnt make deliveries or pickups in anything, except a company vehicle.
Additionally, if someone in a ups uniform comes to make a drop off or pick up, make absolutely sure. Homeland security warning of terrorists in ups uniforms. Fedex mounts bigmoney push to head off unionization by us. Homeland security warning for ups drivers deemed false. Hoax ups uniforms homeland security warning cullman today. A number of security alerts regarding ups uniforms recently have been distributed by both private and law enforcement sources.
Homeland security says two ups drivers and two of the delivery companys supervisors were among 11 people arrested at the conclusion of an investigation that dates back to 2017. Sometimes the email comes signed supposedly by a dept. Counterfeit badges pose serious security risk us news. Government warning regarding purchase of ups uniforms.
Ups, teamsters reach agreement on covid19 pay and time. Ups introduced the iconic, fully brown uniform three years later in 1925 which featured an eisenhower. This could represent a serious threat as bogus drivers. Department of homeland security dhs information bulletins are informational in nature and are designed to provide updates on the training, tactics, or strategies of terrorists. Ups employees are arrested in scheme to ship drugs and. Department of homeland security or any other government agency. In that version, a letter that appeared to be from the department of homeland security warned that isis had purchased stolen ups uniforms on ebay.
Department of homeland security s blue campaign formally announced in 2017 a distinctive partnership to educate ups pilots and airline crew who may also be in a position to help spot human trafficking signs in airports and while traveling on commercial flights. Ups employees arrested in drug and money laundering. Department of homeland security, ebay, and the fbi have all. In february 2003 a number of security alerts regarding ups uniforms were distributed by both private and law enforcement sources. It did confirm, however, that all drivers will be in a brown ups uniform. A photo of a driver unloading packages spread across the internet warning the public to beware of who was delivering items during the 2012 holiday season.