UPS Scam Alert

[BobinNC]

Hider's,

Yesterday I got an e-mail from UPS (United Parcel Service) stating the following:
<span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-style: italic">Dear customer!

Unfortunately we were not able to deliver postal package sent on the 9th of December in time because the addressee's address is wrong.

Please print out the invoice copy attached and collect the package at our office.

United Parcel Service of America.</span></span>

Although I had mailed packages in that early December timeframe via UPS, none were reported missing by the receivers.

I did not open the attached invoice, instead I called UPS today. They confirmed that these e-mails are the new scam of the day, and the "invoice" attachment contains a computer virus.

So a heads up to all,

Bob

 

[Mag 300]

Re: UPS Scam Alert

Thank you
Man I had a virus approx 2 months ago that wiped me and the computer out

Nasty little bitches!!!!!!

 

[ace31]

Re: UPS Scam Alert

Thanks for the heads up!

 

[Guest]

Re: UPS Scam Alert

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BobinNC</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

I did not open the attached invoice, instead I called UPS today. They confirmed that these e-mails are the new scam of the day, and the "invoice" attachment contains a computer virus.
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Have seen it many times in the past few weeks.
UPS, USPS, Fed-X, etc.

Any decent AV software catches it before it does any harm.

Free Antivirus:
http://www.microsoft.com/Security_Essentials/
http://free.avg.com/us-en/homepage
http://www.avast.com/index

Free Malware Removal:
http://www.malwarebytes.org/

Free Rootkit & Virus Removal Tools:
http://www.combofix.org/
http://www.kaspersky.com/removaltools

 

[Austan]

Re: UPS Scam Alert

The wife just received one today that claimed to be from Amazon, it was not from Amazon.

 

[khronoscide]

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I got the Amazon one as well, yesterday.

 

[WDN-K-9]

Re: UPS Scam Alert

Here's the latest scam I got today there was a link at the bottom to open and reply that contained a virus(I did not, but the not so computer savy could have):

"Customer Support
Microsoft Outlook Webmail Helpdesk <[email protected]> [[email protected]]

Attn: Account user.
Please be informed that we will be upgrading our system in a couple of days from now and your account needs to be reactivated, to complete your account activation you must reply to us
Immediately and enter your valid account details as requested below.

First Name;
Last Name;
User Name/NetID;
Pass,word;
Retype Pass,word;
Phone number;

You are required to do this before the next 48 hours of receipt of this email or your account will be erased and de-activated from our database.

You will be sent an account activation code to the account details you provide in next seven (7)
Working days after undergoing this process for security reasons.


Thank you for using Outlook.

The Outlook Team"

 

[Guest]

Re: UPS Scam Alert

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: War-Dog-Nemo</div><div class="ubbcode-body">[email protected]> [[email protected]]</div></div>

Kind of obvious there.

 

[WDN-K-9]

Re: UPS Scam Alert

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: tucker301</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: War-Dog-Nemo</div><div class="ubbcode-body">[email protected]> [[email protected]]</div></div>

Kind of obvious there.

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Yea, LOL, I've gotten pretty good at spotting them. Usually when they come through to the BB, I look right at the sender. Something like that means VIRUS/SCAM!

 

[i_Adam_i18]

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I always reply to e-mails with my passwords in them, and bank acct #'s. PIN #'s, etc. I pretty much believe any e-mail I get.

Oh hang on, it appears the sum of $1,200,000 (on million TWO hundred thousand US dollars) is waiting for me in Nigeria. Talk to you guys next week.

 

[Slapchop]

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Funny thing, shortly after reading this thread, I got something in my spam folder from "UPS" about a failed package delivery. Went right to the trash. Thanks for the heads up.

 

[Shady_Jay]

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just got the email in my junk folder and deleted it, thanks

 

[GasLight]

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I am trying to write a new one, can you guys give me any hints as to what would not arrouse your attention as to being fake?

 

[slayer_21420]

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I got the UPS one earlier today, my software detected the virus before I opened it and then I immediatly deleted it. i'm glad to see i'm not the only one to recieve this e-mail because I too shipped packages around the time the virus states, made me wonder for a second there...

-Steve

 

[Shady_Jay]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: DebosDave</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I am trying to write a new one, can you guys give me any hints as to what would not arrouse your attention as to being fake? </div></div>

Free Badger Rings

 

[USMCj]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Captain Kick-Ass</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: DebosDave</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I am trying to write a new one, can you guys give me any hints as to what would not arrouse your attention as to being fake? </div></div>

<span style="color: #FF0000"><span style="font-weight: bold">Coupon for</span></span> Free Badger Rings </div></div>

LOL!!!!! I bet any member here will open that,

 

[Hink]

Re: UPS Scam Alert

Avast is a good antivirus program...but it doesn't do a thing for a full-on hard drive crash. (Sucks!)

Avast also has a weakness....

 

[Mike Hull]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Slapchop</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Funny thing, shortly after reading this thread, I got something in my spam folder from "UPS" about a failed package delivery. Went right to the trash. Thanks for the heads up. </div></div>

Likewise, mine was channeled to a virus folder where I deleted it.