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Dodgy Email from [email protected]
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Hello all, not sure which category this belongs to but i got an email from DHL. the message said
"Dear customer!
Unfortunately we were not able to deliver the postal package you have sent on the 21st of March in time
because the recipient’s address is not correct.
Please print out the invoice copy attached and collect the package at our office.
DHL Express."
I got a ZIP attachment with the email. Now this sounds very dodgy because I've never ever used DHL in my life. So I thought if anyone else received the same email and uses DHL, i thought you should be aware.
Just incase you ask, No way I'm going to Open that Zip file.
"Dear customer!
Unfortunately we were not able to deliver the postal package you have sent on the 21st of March in time
because the recipient’s address is not correct.
Please print out the invoice copy attached and collect the package at our office.
DHL Express."
I got a ZIP attachment with the email. Now this sounds very dodgy because I've never ever used DHL in my life. So I thought if anyone else received the same email and uses DHL, i thought you should be aware.
Just incase you ask, No way I'm going to Open that Zip file.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.WhiteBears, this one's been round several times before. It's a scam, it allegedly comes from DHL.com which is the US site. DHL NEVER email anyone (how would they know your address?), they put a card through the door. I've had two of those emails tonight, just delete them straight away, they are phishing for our details, don't even consider opening them. You don't have use DHL to get spammed by people pretending to be DHL!
There are two parallel scams doing the rounds, both of which claim that DHL, UPS or another carrier would like to deliver a package.
One of them asks you to pay a 'redelivery fee', so that your (non-existent) package can be delivered. i.e. you're asked to provide your debit/credit card details. That's obviously not a good idea!
The other (which you seem to have received) invites you to open an attachment. Doing so either installs a virus or installs something equally nasty (such as a key-logger which will forward everything you type, including possibly your credit/debit card details when you make an online purchase, to whoever sent the mail).
I've had dozens of these mails over the past few years. Simply delete them without opening any attachments.
One of them asks you to pay a 'redelivery fee', so that your (non-existent) package can be delivered. i.e. you're asked to provide your debit/credit card details. That's obviously not a good idea!
The other (which you seem to have received) invites you to open an attachment. Doing so either installs a virus or installs something equally nasty (such as a key-logger which will forward everything you type, including possibly your credit/debit card details when you make an online purchase, to whoever sent the mail).
I've had dozens of these mails over the past few years. Simply delete them without opening any attachments.
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