Beware holiday “package delivery” email viruses. “When it looks like this: http://www.fedex.com@ajax11a.cz/arrival/ it may look like it’s at fedex.com, but it’s really at ajax11a.cz. That “@” instead of a “/” makes all the difference.” We personally don’t click on links in email but rather type “fedex.com” (or whatever the site is) into the browser address bar and get there that way.
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Actually, yhe best way to find out if it's fake, is to hit "Reply" and look at the email address you're replying to. It will be something other than UPS, USPS, or FEDEX. I was getting a lot of fakes from DHL for a while.
Main thing is I know when I am getting a package, so I know where to look for the tracking number. Also, get a My UPS account. It's free, and you can set it up to text you when you're getting a package sent to you.
I have one and it sends me texts all the time, and when I was getting a package I didn't know about, it was a gift from a family member, I got a text, not an email.
More obvious things to look for if you're suspicious:
1) Check the TO: field in the e-mail. Does it go to your e-mail alone, or are there several, all in alphabetical order?
2) Are the correct graphics in the e-mail? I got one supposedly from McDonald's that had the WORST version of the "Golden Arches". Since when do the "Golden Arches" have POINTS on the top??
3) Look for obvious spelling errors - most companies know how to spell words like "transaction" and know the difference between "your" and "you're".
No anti-virus program will catch everything. YOU have to pay attention and be vigilant, too. Look at it this way: you can have a castle with archers in the parapets, a moat filled with acid, crocodiles on the property - but if you automatically lower the drawbridge when someone says "Candygram!"...
"Candygram" .... CLASSIC!
Land Shark.
HAHAHAHAHAHA.
Another goodie " Candygram for Mongo"
Strippergram.
Is that a hint?
:-D
Most unrecognized emails end up in our SPAM account, but thanks for the heads-up! Merry Christmas, everybody!
I've read about a new ransomware virus that encrypts all your files on your computer, and you have to pay the "fee" in order to get the key to unlock the encryption. It's been attached to a E-Mail from UPS, I never open anything from any delivery service.
There are so many fake emails that lead to a virus.
Best bet is if it's in your junk mail, it's a fake.
Fedex, UPS, and USPS will NOT email you about a delivery problem, they will leave a ticket on your door.