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Hosta 03-24-2011 04:19 AM

I have gotten 6 emails saying they were from darn't now my brain is malfunctioning and I can't remember there name its the delivery service Brown trucks saying I have a package coming first of all how would they get my email second I haven't ordered anything I have just been deleting them without opening I do hope its a scam

cjomomma 03-24-2011 04:23 AM

I get stuff like that all the time. It's just scam! As soon as you open and click on the link they steal all your information on your computer. Never open them. If you have a package that needs delivery then the company will contact you by phone or leave a note on your door. Never fall for the email contact.

donnajean 03-24-2011 04:23 AM

About a month ago, I got a e-mail - suposedly from UPS -saying that a package I had mailed could not be delivered & to respond. As I don't use UPS, I called them. The e-mail was not from UPS & I was told to forward it to - I think it was [email protected]

Lisa_wanna_b_quilter 03-24-2011 04:23 AM

If you Google UPS email scam you'll find a lot of talk of virus going around.

http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/ups.asp

CarrieAnne 03-24-2011 04:26 AM

I got this one the other day too!

cmagee84 03-24-2011 04:26 AM

YES!!! Big scam. I get at least 5 emails a day for stuff like that. I have been tempted to change my email, but I have had the same one since I started email back in 1988! So I just hit delete, delete, delete....

vjengels 03-24-2011 04:28 AM

I believe those are some sort of scam, I've gotten a couple over the last year.. I delete them right away. You generally know when you ordered something.

ptquilts 03-24-2011 04:48 AM

never open anything with an attachment unless you personally know the sender, and even then, be careful.

hobbykat1955 03-24-2011 05:00 AM

Yup...I had to change all my passwords etc. the other day.
Got a supposively email from my SIL asking me to be her freind on a site like "facebook"...dummy me not wanting her to be insulted if I didn't make her my friend said yes...Well you can imagine...a few hrs later I get an email from her saying they were hacked...and not to open the email. So I immediately changed everything and hoped I got to my stuff in time...so far so good.

Diana Lynne 03-24-2011 05:19 AM


Originally Posted by Hosta
I have gotten 6 emails saying they were from darn't now my brain is malfunctioning and I can't remember there name its the delivery service Brown trucks saying I have a package coming first of all how would they get my email second I haven't ordered anything I have just been deleting them without opening I do hope its a scam

Sounds like one to me..I got one the other day that said it was from my phone company and I needed to update my billing..Just delete it..


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