[SC Tiger]

I just found a strange email in my spam folder. It is what appears to be a fake Fed Ex notice that a package was sent to me and I should print the recipt to go pick it up.

Here is my question - what is the scam? Obviously this is some sort of scam but I can't see what the benefit would be for the scammer. What would it accomplish?

[g29andy]

If the "receipt" is an attachment, it's will have a virus/trojan/worm in it.

[HollowHead]

When you click on "print" it redirects you to a spam/virus/phishing site. HH

[czsmithGT]

Originally Posted by SC Tiger

I just found a strange email in my spam folder. It is what appears to be a fake Fed Ex notice that a package was sent to me and I should print the recipt to go pick it up.

Here is my question - what is the scam? Obviously this is some sort of scam but I can't see what the benefit would be for the scammer. What would it accomplish?

Virus in the attachment. I've gotten three or four of these emails in the past few months.

[SC Tiger]

There is what appears to be a link in the email but when I "mouse-over" it (I am not about to click it) it shows just a cursor. However, this could be a gmail thing because it is in the spam folder.

[tarpleyg]

Thye're phishing. We sent out a communication about it at work a few days ago warning folks about it.

[GMAN12]

I got one about 3 weeks ago and I was expecting a package. I had no sticker on the door, so I called FedEx and they told me it was a spam.

[strack350]

I got one a couple days ago, instantly considered it spam and deleted it. I don't have anything coming in on fed-ex at the moment.....

[FullClip]

Originally Posted by strack350

I got one a couple days ago, instantly considered it spam and deleted it. I don't have anything coming in on fed-ex at the moment.....

By the way, all the Fed-Ex Packs I sent to fellow Glock Talkers with the 10K in cash just got returned to me as nobody would pick it up!!

[pat701]

I have gotten 4 e-mails like that since the first of the year.

[ron59]

yes, the attachment is not a text or pdf file, but actually an executable. You click on it, and it installs a virus. Our receptionist at work did that and we had to reformat her computer.

[droidfire]

They want the info in your printer memory.

[Fear Night]

I got the exact same email. Gmail removes the link so people won't inadvertently click on it.

[ray9898]

Common phishing email.

[Willfulone]

Be advised, there is also one going around that is the
same, but from the USPS.

There is more info on the USPS Website...

Will

[wjv]

Have also seen them. . They are 100% BS. .

[Kingarthurhk]

Originally Posted by SC Tiger

I just found a strange email in my spam folder. It is what appears to be a fake Fed Ex notice that a package was sent to me and I should print the recipt to go pick it up.

Here is my question - what is the scam? Obviously this is some sort of scam but I can't see what the benefit would be for the scammer. What would it accomplish?

Delete it?

[Ian Moone]

Originally Posted by FullClip

By the way, all the Fed-Ex Packs I sent to fellow Glock Talkers with the 10K in cash just got returned to me as nobody would pick it up!!

You must have made a mistake ...there was $25K in mine.

[goldenlight]

I've been getting those for at least 2 years now, from UPS, from USPS, and FedEx.

I just delete them.

Aside from shipping notices for stuff I buy on the 'net (where I'm expecting the E-mail) any E-mail that comes from somebody I don't know gets deleted.