The following email was sent out by a local IT department and has some important information. Please be mindful as scammers can be subtle and make the emails seem valid. Scammers are preying on people that have just made a lot of online purchases on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. There are several scam campaigns being sent right now. 1. Be on the lookout for Shipping Problem emails from from FedEx, UPS or the US Mail, where the email claims they tried to deliver a package from (for instance Apple Computer) but could not deliver due to an incomplete address. Please click on the link to correct the address and you will get your package. If you do, your computer is likely to get infected with malware. Warn everyone in the family, especially teenagers. 2. Watch out for alerts via a TEXT to your smartphone that confirm delivery from FedEx, UPS or the US Mail, and then asks you for some personal information. Dont enter anything. 3. And to reiterate a warning we sent out a few weeks ago, there is a fake refund scam going on that could come from a big retailer. It claims there was a wrong transaction and wants you to click for refund but instead, your device will be infected with malware. Especially in these times, Think Before You Click!
Posted on: Wed, 03 Dec 2014 15:44:58 +0000