Innovative phishing scam, supposedly from US Postal Service

[steve2470]

Last edited Thu Jul 17, 2014, 08:07 AM - Edit history (1)

I won't post the details here, because it's against the rules. Supposedly I have a PO Box in Benicia CA (which I've never heard of and never visited), and I have to renew it. When I looked at the raw data of the email, it looks pretty convincing, except I know it's BS.

Be on the look out for this scam, and of course don't click any links in those emails.

Steve

[hobbit709]

1. Like I told someone who recently got a virus from one of those.

"Why on earth did you think USPS had your email address?"
Same goes for the UPS ones.

[TreasonousBastard]

5. Well, they have mine because of...

the new forwarding procedure.

But, they warned me about the phishing scams, most of which I've already seen and some of which are well done.

What almost got me, though are the emails I'm getting supposedly from one of my ISPs telling me my mail storage is almost full and "click here" to solve the problem.

[hobbit709]

6. The giveaway is some variation of "Dear Valued Customer"

they know your name if it's legit.
And I won't give out my email to the Post Office or anyone else that really doesn't need it. Just like I won't give out my cell number.

[TreasonousBastard]

7. While the PO may not need your email, it does...

make the forwarding process a little more convenient.

And, yeah, if they don't know my name it's a scam.

[hobbit709]

8. 95% of my mail never gets past the recycling bucket at the end of my driveway.

I get maybe one piece of mail a month that isn't a bill or wanting me to contribute to something.

[Phentex]

2. I keep getting the delivery ones supposedly from USPS...

ya know, there's a package they tried to deliver, click this link to find out more...blah blah.

I KNOW exactly what I order and where it's coming from and my postman is a peach.

[steve2470]

3. I get those too and the ones from supposedly UPS and Fedex nt

[Phentex]

4. I guess they work...

I can see my mom clicking on it because it looks real. I hate spammers.