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05-09-2014, 07:31 AM

#21

kdid82

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Join Date: Dec 2006

Location: SW Missouri

Posts: 188

I received one of those earlier and when I clicked to open, it put something on my computer that wouldn't come off without help from a computer repair person!

05-09-2014, 07:35 AM

#22

shasta5718

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Join Date: Dec 2010

Location: Northern, Utah

Posts: 973

I have been getting those for years, I just delete them, the post office will leave a message on the door or in your mail box.

05-09-2014, 09:08 AM

#23

Momo

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Join Date: Jan 2011

Location: Seale, Alabama

Posts: 617

These things have shown up in my spam. It's such a nuisance.

05-09-2014, 09:46 AM

#24

nanacc

Super Member

Join Date: Jan 2012

Location: Texas

Posts: 2,507

I have also received many like that. I just label the spam and delete. My security program sometimes misses one. As was said, it is easy to check sender.

05-09-2014, 10:12 AM

#25

Suzan Larrimore

Junior Member

Join Date: Jul 2010

Location: Delaware

Posts: 200

If you have the original email it needs to be forwarded to the United States Postal Service Inspection Service. If the scamer is trying to use the mail system it is considered mail fraud and is a federal offence.

05-09-2014, 01:25 PM

#26

ptquilts

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Join Date: Jun 2010

Location: Vermont

Posts: 6,978

and just for future reference, the state police don't email you either when you have a ticket!!

05-09-2014, 01:35 PM

#27

ManiacQuilter2

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Join Date: Jun 2011

Location: Southern California

Posts: 19,131

WOW, I do a lot of buying on eBay and I have never received one. Thanks for the update.

05-09-2014, 05:05 PM

#28

feffertim

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Join Date: Jan 2011

Location: Desert Hot Springs Ca

Posts: 2,633

Quote:

Originally Posted by MaggieLou

I received an email this morning from a sender called Expedited Shipping. Thinking it was about an item I ordered on eBay I opened it. Then it said the mail carrier couldn't deliver the item on April 30th and to click on the link to print the shipping label and take it to the PO to get the package. I didn't click on the link. At that point I began to get suspicious and checked the sender's address. It wasn't the one I ordered from and I only placed the order yesterday so they couldn't have tried to deliver it on April 30th. When you open the email the heading has USPS printed on it making it look like it's coming from the post office. If it came from the PO it would have usps.gov or something similar in the sender's address.

Just wanted to give you a heads up in case other's have gotten this too.

I had the same thing happen and I called the post office to inquire, the man said "did you ever give the post office your e mail address ? " Talk about a duh moment. Its a scam

05-10-2014, 05:01 AM

#29

MaggieLou

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Thread Starter

Join Date: Apr 2010

Location: Central Florida

Posts: 1,804

The post office does have your email if you've ever gotten email updates for a package delivery.

05-16-2014, 08:37 PM

#30

juneayerza

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Join Date: Mar 2010

Location: Clovis California

Posts: 2,259

Here is a new scam that is starting to appear in emails.

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Today at 1:21 PM

Notice of Appearance,

The copy of the court notice is attached to this letter. Please, read it thoroughly.

Truly yours,
Clerk to the Court.
Patricia Smith

DO NOT OPEN THIS ATTACHMENT !!!!

Everyone knows whether they are envolved in a court case, but this type of email is meant to scare people into opening up the attachment. I have gotten at least a dozen of these in this last week.