FedEx Scam
Every now and then a phishing scheme catches my attention. Usually we know that there are no Nigerians that want to give you millions of dollars. Some fall prey to this each and every day hence the e-mails.
- We know that the IRS does not E-mail you with important notices.
- We should know that Inga from Russia is really not hot for you when you click on the file that contains her personal contact information. Unless of course you personally know an Inga who is hot for you, best not click.
- “Overdue Invoices” click here for details probably should be suspect as well.
This one came today which interested me in that we do so much with Amazon and Woot and of course eBay that we have no idea if there is really a package or not.
The picture here is a copy of a phishing scheme that unleash who only knows what on my computer if I were foolish enough to click on the attached Zip file.
Some clues to look for are the senders address… Eurafrik.org If it were truly from FedEx most probably if would be from a fedex.com or something similar.
They provide a tracking number, which you might actually go to the FedEx site and see what it does, I suspect nothing.
Bottom line, do not click if you are not 100% sure that it is indeed legitimate. The damage you unleash could be anything from a key logger to ransomware.
Always Always Always have really good anti-Virus software running and updated. Currently I like ESET Node 32… That is my choice for now, but your mileage may vary.. Free anti-Virus software is not worth what you pay for it.
I have no affiliation with Eset or any other software company…
-Best
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