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Old Dec 8th 2008 | 7:39 am
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a warning as I almost fell for this as we have recently sent important documents to CHC.........i already knew that they had been sent via a different courier and i knew that they had been signed for BUT

I had an email titled 'UPS: Your Tracking # 216627445803''. The text read:

Sorry, we were not able to deliver postal package you sent on November the 25th 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 Support Team.

It had a 'zop' file attachement. I almost opened it but then got suspicious so googled it and sure enougth, there are UPS scam emails that contain a nasty virus.

be warned.......
 
Old Dec 8th 2008 | 7:45 am
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I never use UPS, but thanks for sharing.
 
Old Dec 8th 2008 | 9:31 am
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oooh I got one of them!

and a bogus one from "paypal" for a ipod I hadnt bought of ebay!!
 
Old Dec 8th 2008 | 10:52 am
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the.....'You will be charged if you do not pick up within ten days' would have highlighted the scam to me. You, as the receivee would not get charged, the package would simply be returned to the sender as it is they that have bought the services from UPS.
 
Old Dec 8th 2008 | 11:19 pm
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Originally Posted by Brownstar
the.....'You will be charged if you do not pick up within ten days' would have highlighted the scam to me. You, as the receivee would not get charged, the package would simply be returned to the sender as it is they that have bought the services from UPS.
Not necc - I had a jacketsent backfrom Canada when I left it in a hotel . . . There was a charge this end as well as the fee I paid to get it sent - but I played dumb and they waived the bit this end
 
Old Dec 9th 2008 | 1:16 am
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Default Re: WARNING-UPS SCAMMING EMAILS

UPS is a scam anyway, so why should an email from them be any different?
 

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