US Postal Service Warns Of Email Scam That Could Steal Personal Information
LAPPL News Watch
February 3, 2020
The US Postal Service issued a warning about an email scam that could steal recipient's personal information.
In the email, the scammer claims to be the Postmaster General. The scammer notifies the recipient about an failed attempt to deliver a package worth $100,000 and asks for personal information in order to deliver the package.
USPS said this type of email is a scam and that USPS would not reach out directly to demand money.
Other scams include emails asking for payment on unpaid online postage charges or requesting the recipient confirm their delivery information by downloading an attachment. The downloaded attachment can activate a virus and steal personal information like passwords, usernames and financial account information.
USPS said the Postal Inspection Service is working to stop the emails and protect your personal information.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Unless he was very wealthy, a person would have to be uber-ignorant to believe he was getting a package worth$100,000.
And speaking of suckers, I need only look in the mirror. Late one night back in the 1950s, I left a bar and was heading back to my room in NYC. I was passing by a number of stores with display windows when a man pssst me from the entrance way of a store. He said he needed some cash and was selling some jewelry. He showed me several items. One was a man’s diamond ring. I asked him how would I know that was a real diamond. He told me to look as he scratched the showcase window. Sure enough, that left a big scratch on the window. When he said $15, I eagerly bought what I thought was a real steal. The next day I took my ‘diamond’ ring to an appraiser. He told me I bought a nice glass ring worth maybe two dollars. When I told him about the scratched window, he laughed and informed me that glass will also scratch glass. The appraisal cost me $25. Like they say, there’s a sucker born every minute.
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