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The "US Postal Service Notification" Phishing Scam

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Jan 27, 2019 2019-01-27T08:16:57-05:00
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The US Postal Service Notification Phishing Scam

The fake "US Postal Service Notification" email below is just one of the hundreds being sent by cybercriminals to their potential victims. Therefore, online users are asked not to follow the instructions in those email messages. They are advised to go directly to www.usps.com and sign into their accounts from there instead. Once they have signed into their accounts, they will be notified of important messages.

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The "US Postal Service Notification" Phishing Scam

From: USPS patrickk@capa.net
Date: January 27, 2019 at 1:57:03 AM MST
Subject: USPostalService notification #13726
USPS.COM
We've got a new message for you
An email containing confidential personal information was sent to you
More information

Online users who have already been tricked by the phishing scam are asked to change or reset their US Postal Service password by clicking here. Or, they can contact the US Postal Service for help at 1-800-344-7779.

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Jan 6, 2021 at 11:38 PM by an anonymous user from: Cascade, Great Falls, Montana, United States

I received this today in my junk email. I believe it is a scam email:
GOOD NEWS,

United States Postal Service, Postal service company (USPS) We have
been waiting for you to contact us for your parcel that has been
registered with us By IMF for shipment to your residential address. We
thought that the sender gave you our contact details. It may interest
you to know that a
letter is also added to your parcel.
However, we cannot quote the content to you via email for privacy
reasons. We understand that the content of your parcel itself is a
money order worth $100,000.00 US Dollars), $100,000.00 US Dollars for
each money order copy all in (2) two Parcel, Text me urgently with
your address full name, and email address, including your phone number
and your valid ID too .

Contact below number or email

Phone Number
Email Address: Kane grald-gmail.com

Yours Faithfully,
Louis DeJoy

Director General of United States Postal Service
Office Address 5675 CAROLINA BEACH RD WILMINGTON, NC 2349076200172

Oct 12, 2020 at 7:49 PM by info

"From: "postal service Office-earthlink.net"
Date: October 12, 2020 at 9:26:07 AM MST
Subject: USPS Office of Postmaster General
Reply-To: "postal service Office-earthlink.net"

Attn: Beneficiary,

I am Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General of the United States and the Chief Executive Officer of the U.S Postal Service, Washington DC, address: 475 L'Enfant Plaza, SW Room 4012. I wish to notify you that we have received a Bank draft from a postal officer whose name is Ms Charity Smith. She informed us that the check is yours and was supposed to be delivered to your home address. Because of the numerous parcels and packages that she had to deliver to various destinations, she could not complete her delivery to your home address and she left your check in our department to complete the delivery.;;;

So,understand that your check is in our capable hands and we shall complete the delivery to your address;;;

Your Cellphone No
Full Names
Your Address

All the details of arrival, U.S.P.S tracking number and other relevant information you need, your CERTIFIED LETTER/check will be delivered to any valid address of yours.

Best Regard
Louis DeJoy"

Here is another scam.

Sep 5, 2020 at 2:19 PM by an anonymous user from: Destrehan, Louisiana, United States

I keep getting texts saying final alert regarding your USPS shipment go to a website. m4svk.info/UEwNNyi91p
Is this valid?

Sep 5, 2020 at 3:57 PM by info

No, it is a acam.

Aug 18, 2020 at 5:02 PM by an anonymous user from: Orange, California, United States

I would like to have an email address to send a same email I received yesterday saying you are holding a check for me. I just want to forward the email to someone who knows what to do with it! They use Mr. DeJoy's name, title an address.
Thank you
Dawn A...

Jul 29, 2020 at 11:55 AM by an anonymous user from: Santa Rosa, California, United States

Just got a e-mail from supposedly the United States Postal Service Notification your parcel arrived July 28, 2020. Courier was unable to deliver the parcel to you. Click here. I don't trust this because I did receive 2 packages that was expecting and I am not expecting anything else. Feel this is a Scam, Marilyn..

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