Clean It Up

UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Ian Lancaster on March 07, 2012, 06:06:43 pm

Title: Scam Fedex e-mail
Post by: Ian Lancaster on March 07, 2012, 06:06:43 pm

A couple of years ago there were scam UPS emails going round - telling you they had been unable to deliver and asking you to open an attachment to read the details - when you did a nasty virus jumped into your computer.

Today I received an email supposedly from Fedex saying my order exceeded the free delivery limit and attaching an invoice for the unpaid carriage.  I was expecting a couple of deliveries and nearly fell for it.  Luckily I smelled a rat and phoned Fedex - turns out they know about it as loads of people have reported it and loads more have found their computers suddenly infected.

BEWARE >:(

Title: Re: Scam Fedex e-mail
Post by: carl stanton on March 07, 2012, 06:24:02 pm

thanks, had a couple, straight in spam folder

Title: Re: Scam Fedex e-mail
Post by: deeege on March 07, 2012, 06:26:04 pm

A good antivirus program on your computer should catch it in time. The most important ~£50 a year you will spend if you use online banking imo.

Title: Re: Scam Fedex e-mail
Post by: H S and Son on March 07, 2012, 06:57:11 pm

Lose any money as a result of online banking the banks refund automatically.

Title: Re: Scam Fedex e-mail
Post by: AS Window Cleaning on March 07, 2012, 07:01:45 pm

cheers for warning dude. good to be vigilant, I'm forever getting fake eBay spam.

Title: Re: Scam Fedex e-mail
Post by: tom cronin on March 07, 2012, 09:05:13 pm

Use mac, never worry about viruses again

Title: Re: Scam Fedex e-mail
Post by: deeege on March 07, 2012, 09:40:58 pm

Quote from: Matt. on March 07, 2012, 06:57:11 pm

Lose any money as a result of online banking the banks refund automatically.

That's true Matt, however having all of your accounts closed for 3 weeks and having no access to them whilst the bank investigates is no fun :(