The Latest Scam Attempt

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The Latest Scam Attempt

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They'll do just about anything to get an unsuspecting reader to click on their link.

This is the one I received today.
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I have not gotten a DHL one in quite a while. However, I get UPS and FedEx ones often.
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jsburger wrote:I have not gotten a DHL one in quite a while. However, I get UPS and FedEx ones often.
I would be more likely to fall for a FedEx or UPS. I get a lot packages from them. However, I hesitate to click on anyone's "link".

If I would get one I'll probably delete it and then contact the carrier.

NO CLICKY the LINKY
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dusty wrote:
jsburger wrote:I have not gotten a DHL one in quite a while. However, I get UPS and FedEx ones often.
I would be more likely to fall for a FedEx or UPS. I get a lot packages from them. However, I hesitate to click on anyone's "link".

If I would get one I'll probably delete it and then contact the carrier.

NO CLICKY the LINKY
I have never in my life gotten a package from DHL so that one is a no brainer. UPS and FedEx are another story. I always know when I have a package coming from either one so if I get an email with nothing "in the mail" it is a scam.

Anytime I have a question I just look at the senders address in the message header. The scams do not come from UPS or FedEx. Also they usually say a delivery was attempted and nobody was home. That is bogus since the only time someone needs to be home is if a signature is required and in that case an attempted delivery notice is left at your door.

I also always forward the scam emails to the appropriate companies (UPS, FedEx, USPS, etc.)scam department.
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dusty wrote:They'll do just about anything to get an unsuspecting reader to click on their link.

This is the one I received today.

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That screen does not even make any sense. Created by an English language challenged person fer sure.
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JPG wrote:
dusty wrote:They'll do just about anything to get an unsuspecting reader to click on their link.

This is the one I received today.

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That screen does not even make any sense. Created by an English language challenged person fer sure.
Many of the scam postings can be detected by looking for grammatical errors.
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Just pay attention to to the emails you get. JPG and Dusty are right on.
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Here is a hurmous way to handle SPAM
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If they send me attachments in those emails, I simply download them and save them in my VIRUS folder. I have Linux on my computer, so they are pretty much harmless.
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Why do you bother to save the attachments?

I delete the email without opening the attachments. Am I missing something?
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