Verified-Safe.com How To Protect Yourself From A UPS E-mail Phishing Scam

www.verified-safe.com How To Protect Yourself From UPS E-mail Phishing Scam There are many other such e-mail scams out in the wild; could be a "Facebook password reset", a "Bank of America" or similar. Do not fall for this kind of thing. So, how to protect oneself? Here are some tips to help you spot a scam e-mail 1. Were you expecting an e-mail from XYZ company? For example, did you expect a UPS package delivery? If no, then the e-mail is probably a scam. 2. Have you, in the past, provided your e-mail address to XYZ company? If no, then the e-mail is probably a scam. 3. Does the e-mail from XYZ company include your name? If no, then the e-mail is probably a scam. 4. Is the e-mail asking you to reply with personal information (ie full name, address, bank account number, credit card number, etc.)? If yes, then the e-mail is probably a scam. (Sometimes legitimate companies do ask you for personal information, but they will never request it via e-mail - you will probably be asked to submit it via their website.) 5. UPS, banks, or any other legitimate company/website will never send you emails requesting your password. If your bank really uses email to do so, you might seriously consider abandoning this bank. Instead, most companies will use telephone to inform you of account problems. 1. In the case of UPS (or FedEx, DHL, etc.), they may send you e-mails informing you about delivery delays or problems, but those e-mails will never contain any sort of attachment for you to ...

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