Holiday Shipping Fraud

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This is the time of year that we usually start ordering our gifts and shipping them out to friends and loved ones across the world. And, of course, the scumbags of this earth have to have their fun, too.

I've gotten this email twice in the last week, so I figure I'll pass along this info.

The email shows as being from support@ups.com. The message says :

Sorry, we were not able to deliver postal package you sent on November the 1st in time
because the recipient’s address is not correct.

Please print out the invoice copy attached and collect the package at our office.
If you do not receive package in ten days you will have to pay 36$ per day.

Your UPS

Here is what the UPS website has to say about that:




Fraud and Virus Warning


Service Update


(Updated November 13, 2008)

We have become aware of a fraudulent e-mail being sent that says it is coming from UPS and leads the reader to believe that a UPS shipment could not be delivered. The reader is advised to open an attachment reportedly containing a waybill for the shipment to be picked up.

This email attachment contains a virus. We recommend that you do not open the attachment, but delete the email immediately. UPS may send official notification messages on occasion, but they rarely include attachments.

What to Do if You Receive a Suspicious E-mail

If you receive a fraudulent or suspicious e-mail that claims to be from UPS, do not respond or select any links associated with the e-mail. Please report the activity by forwarding the e-mail to fraud@ups.com and delete the original.

Note: When forwarding the suspicious e-mail, do not modify the original subject line or contents enclosed and do not include any personal or confidential information.