Possible Scam Alert
 

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.

Thanks for the warning!

I received the same email a couple of months ago. Since I had not ordered anything I was suspicious. Also when it said take it to my "nearest post office" I thought -wouldn't I have to take it to the post office that tried to deliver it? So I just deleted it. Some day I may miss out on something but in the meantime I am avoiding a lot of malicious scams and viruses.

I've also rec'd the same type of emails over the last few months. Some were from FedEx, some from UPS, and one from USPS. I hadn't ordered anything so I just junked them. I agree, Luanna, I may miss something in the future by ignoring these but there are so many scams out there that I'd rather be overly cautious.

I use to get something supposedly from UPS about not being able to deliver something. Since I had nothing coming, I just deleted.

I get those frequently saying the same thing only with FedEx or UPS. Quickly delete them!

Whenever I see an email that appears like the subject is too vague for a corporation to send, I Google the words and add 'scam' to it. You would be surprised how many links come up with the scam alert recently dated. There is one out there since April for Expedited Shipping. I have gotten several lately too.
When ordering from Ebay, Etsy, etc. you can contact the seller immediately when you place the order. Ask them to place code words that you establish in the subject line whenever there is any correspondence from them. Most sellers I order from send a message if anything has progressed on the shipping. You can go to your message center in Ebay and check if they sent anything.

This type of thing has been happening for several years now. All allege that a package couldn't be delivered. It's called "phishing". The scammers are hoping you'll bite and give out your personal information so that they can steal from you.

Post office tracking is initiated by the package sender based on a tracking number assigned when the mail charges for the package is paid. In every case where I have used mail tracking, I had to contact the post office and enter that number to get information.

I rarely use Fed-ex or UPS, but I imagine their tracking works similarly.

I get those and also some from Costco trying to deliver my online order. I do not order online. I also have had several emails regarding eviction notices. Gotten about 6 of those. Don't you think if someone were to evict you, it would be a Sheriff at your front door instead of in an email?

I get those all the time and delete them