Tim’s got your back
As well as emails promising mega-bucks from imprisoned or recently deceased persons in Nigeria which hopefully everyone now immediately deletes, is this little popular number;
You are sent a plain-text email with a .zip attachment like this:
We are all sent stuff and this is relying on you being interested even if you know you are not due that parcel from Christmas! You are advised not to open the attachment as will contain some sort of malware;
Malware includes viruses, key loggers and other nasties that install themselves on your computer with the intent of revealing your private data e.g. online banking, to the sender.
Most major carriers now have real-time parcel tracking so even if you are expecting a package, just find the despatch number from the order confirmation email and follow their link to check the location of your goodies.
The other giveaway in most of these emails is the grammar just doesn’t cut it - No decent company would start ‘The courier company … and then sign it DHL Delivery Services
We all know that DHL have local depots and not ’post offices’.
Stay safe
Tim Cooke
