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Just A Heads Up: I Got This In My Email Today

Jan 2, 2015 7:05AM PST

I just received a fake/scam email notice in my Netzero email.. It appeared to be a legitimate notice by FEDEX (there are also some going around that appear to come from USPS) and it included the text below:

___________________________________
Dear Customer,

Your parcel has arrived at December 29. Courier was unable to deliver the parcel to you.
To receive your parcel, print this label and go to the nearest office.
________________________________

It included a purple heading titled: "FedEx" and a purple download button titled "Get Shipment Label". If you pressed the "Get Shipment Label" button you were allowed to download a .zip file to your desktop which contained a .exe file inside. DO NOT download the file and by all means, DO NOT run the .exe file to create the label. It causes malware, a Trojan, to be loaded onto your computer. Luckily, I was aware of this scam, (you'll note the bad English in the text) and I didn't run the .exe file.


See the link below for a clearer picture of the malware scam email which will infect your computer if the .exe file is run from inside the .zip file.

http://sanesecurity.blogspot.com/2015/01/fedex-home-delivery-postal-notification.html

Hope this helps.

Grif

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nothing new
Jan 2, 2015 7:18AM PST

scams like that has been going on for years. I have gotten them from all the major shippers over the years. As long as everyone remembers not to click on links in emails, there is nothing to worry about.

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Agreed... But Interesting For Me, Since I NEVER....
Jan 2, 2015 7:39AM PST

...get this kind of stuff in my mail.. Or at least, "almost" never... I'm curious how it made it to my mailbox.. I'll guess one of my contacts is infected and sent me a "present".

Hope this helps.

Grif

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I have received several of those, Grif, in past year
Jan 3, 2015 2:33AM PST

I recognized it as malware scam and never opened one.

Happy New Year to you and those you love.

Miki

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(NT) Happy New Year To You Too, Miki
Jan 5, 2015 8:30AM PST