Online purchases which already were sizable grew tremendously during the Coronavirus pandemic and now are extremely commonplace so it is not surprising that scammers are attempting to use that fact to create scams.  I have reported to you about delivery scams for years.  Today’s version of a delivery scam involves a phishing email  sent by a Scamicide reader, reproduced below made to look like a tracking order which are sent in large numbers to people with the hope and expectation that people expecting a delivery will fall for the scam.  If you click on the “Track my order,” “Click to review,” or “Click to view” links you will either be lured into providing personal information that will lead to identity theft or even worse, merely by clicking on the links you will download dangerous malware.  I have disabled the links in the email below.  If you had hovered your mouse over the links you would see that the address it would be taking you to a site that had nothing to do with any of the major delivery companies such as Federal Express or UPS.

Your Order is on the Move! 🚚                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Hello xxxxxxx@aol.com,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              We’ve got great news — your order has shipped and is on its way to you!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Click below to follow your package in real-time:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Track my order                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Order Number: Click to review                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Estimated Delivery Date: Click to view                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Questions or need help? Our support team is here 24/7. Contact us                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Thanks for shopping with us. We hope you love your purchase!

TIPS

This particular phony delivery tracking email is easy to spot as a scam.  The email address of the sender does not indicate the name of any particular delivery company nor does any company name appear in the email.  Even if it did, however, it is a simple matter for a scammer to insert the name and logo of a legitimate delivery company into such an email

If you are expecting a delivery, merely use the app or go to the website of the delivery company being used where you will be able to track packages.

If you are not a subscriber to Scamicide.com and would like to receive free daily emails with the Scam of the day, all you need to do is to go to the bottom of the initial page of http://www.scamicide.com and type in your email address on the tab that states “Sign up for this blog.”