NEW YORK, NY – From time to time I like to point out some phishing scams that are out there in hopes to help some people not fall for these email-traps; today is one of those day. This email stuck out not for its sophistication but for more of its non-sophistication, and recurring delivery. For instance, I’ve received these at least 4 times in the last couple of days.
This scam pictured below is trying to capture FedEx users regarding the non-delivery of their package; a package that is never really set to ever arrive. Thankfully I use Google’s Gmail product which is able to spot these to more quickly allow be to identify them as spam extremely easily.
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I’m not sure what this one is trying to get away with here, but I’m sure it is something nefarious.
Actually, I do believe I’ve experienced an increase in emails that seem they are looking only for a reply to the email sent, with several other email addresses copied. Most of these are looking for an email to ‘unsubscribe‘ to something. The only goal I could think of is that once someone reply’s, the sender actually subscribes the person into a spam blasting machine and also subscribes those who are copied (or cc’d). It’s the only point I could see in trying to get someone to reply to something; to actually mark them as valid emails or to subscribe them – not unsubscribe them – to something.
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About The Author: John Colascione is Chief Executive Officer of Internet Marketing Services Inc. He specializes in Website Monetization, is a Google AdWords Certified Professional, authored a ‘how to’ book called ”Mastering Your Website‘, and is a key player in several Internet related businesses through his search engine strategy brand Searchen Networks®
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