Shown below is a copy of an email recently I recently received that purports to be from Federal Express urging me to click on a link (which I deleted when posting today’s Scam of the day)  in order to confirm my signature.   Clicking on the link in the email would download malware such as keystroke logging malware that can lead to your becoming a victim of identity theft or ransomware.   If you look closely at the email, you will note that even though it has the Federal Express logo and looks quite official, there are a number of tip offs that this is indeed a phishing scam.  What is not shown on the email as copied below is that it is sent from an address that is not that of Federal Express.  The email of the sender is that of a private individual who, most likely, had his or her email account hacked and used as a part of a botnet to send out these types of phishing emails.  The email also never refers to the recipient by name.  It is also has poor grammar and is illogical in that it asks you to confirm your signature for a package that has not yet been delivered

TIPS
If you receive on any email from a company that asks you to click on a link, you should hesitate to do so, particularly if it appears bogus as this one does. Never click on any link in an email or text message until you have confirmed that it is legitimate.  Also, although it is important to have security software on all of your electronic devices, you can’t totally rely on your security software to protect you from the latest forms of zero-day defect malware for which there has not yet been issued a security update.   If you have the slightest thought an email or text message asking you to click on a link may be legitimate, rather than click on the link, go to the website of the company, which in this case is www.fedex.com or call them directly at 1-800-463-3339.
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