FedEx spoof

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December 11, 2013, 09:33:39 AM Last Edit: December 11, 2013, 09:36:06 AM by DigiCorn
Check out this phony email I got. Looks real, everything is spelled correctly, looks professional, and even the return email address in the source code says "fedex.com." Even if you fell for the excitement of receiving a package, why would you need to verify anything other than an address? If not, I think the "order date," is a dead giveaway though.

Since I was on a Mac and less vulnerable to attack, and also very curious to see what they wanted, I clicked on the link in the email and it took me to the page in the 2nd photo. The address is some random IP address, probably not the true source of the phisher; I doubt they'd take so much care and then be that stupid. I obviously didn't proceed.

[edit]Google FedEx Verification Manager, and you get no results.
"There's been a lot of research recently on how hard it is to dislodge an impression once it's been implanted in someone's mind. (This is why political attack ads don't have to be true to be effective. The other side can point out their inaccuracies, but the voter's mind privileges the memory of the original accusation, which was juicier than any counterargument ever could be.)"
― Johnny Carson

"Selling my soul would be a lot easier if I could just find it."
– Nikki Sixx

"Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut."
― Ernest Hemingway

Farabomb

#1
December 11, 2013, 11:20:11 AM
Oh yippie. Watching the sis-in-law blindly click through the FedEx drop ship today makes me fear her "accidentally" opening one of those.
Speed doesn't kill, rapidly becoming stationary is the problem

I'd rather have stories told than be telling stories of what I could have done.

Quote from: Ear on April 06, 2016, 11:54:16 AM
Quote from: Farabomb on April 06, 2016, 11:39:41 AMIt's more like grip, grip, grip, noise, then spin and 2 feet in and feel shame.
I once knew a plus-sized girl and this pretty much describes teh secks. :rotf:
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         —Benjamin Franklin
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DigiCorn

#2
December 11, 2013, 11:23:56 AM
yup. looks like a good one; they'll snag a lot with that.
"There's been a lot of research recently on how hard it is to dislodge an impression once it's been implanted in someone's mind. (This is why political attack ads don't have to be true to be effective. The other side can point out their inaccuracies, but the voter's mind privileges the memory of the original accusation, which was juicier than any counterargument ever could be.)"
― Johnny Carson

"Selling my soul would be a lot easier if I could just find it."
– Nikki Sixx

"Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut."
― Ernest Hemingway

Joe

#3
December 11, 2013, 11:36:44 AM Last Edit: December 11, 2013, 11:37:45 AM by Joe
I get a lot of those from all of the delivery services. It's nothing new. You don't have to click the link to see where it takes you. Just hovering the mouse over the link will get the little yellow box with the address to pop up or it will show in the bottom left hand corner of the email window depending on what email software you are using.
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Possum

#4
December 11, 2013, 12:02:01 PM
One of the more imaginative I got was one that came to my work e-mail, supposedly from Amazon. It said that a $1,400 watch I had ordered as a gift was going to ship on such and such date. It looked like an Amazon product listing with the pic and so forth. So of course you're supposed to click a link in a panic to stop the shipment, unless you notice that the "future" ship date was two months ago.
Tall tree, short ropes, fix stupid.

born2print

#5
December 11, 2013, 12:31:56 PM
That should totally be against the law.
My lips are moving and the sound's coming out
The words are audible but I have my doubts
That you realize what has been said

born2print

#6
December 11, 2013, 12:33:23 PM
forgot the  :sarcasm:

or did I?
The gubment basically says we are on our own and there's not enough resources to chase these criminals.
My lips are moving and the sound's coming out
The words are audible but I have my doubts
That you realize what has been said

Farabomb

#7
December 11, 2013, 12:48:45 PM
We are on our own unless it is about what you can and can't do with your like, body, ect.

They need us around to pay taxes.
Speed doesn't kill, rapidly becoming stationary is the problem

I'd rather have stories told than be telling stories of what I could have done.

Quote from: Ear on April 06, 2016, 11:54:16 AM
Quote from: Farabomb on April 06, 2016, 11:39:41 AMIt's more like grip, grip, grip, noise, then spin and 2 feet in and feel shame.
I once knew a plus-sized girl and this pretty much describes teh secks. :rotf:
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.
         —Benjamin Franklin
My other job

DigiCorn

#8
December 11, 2013, 01:09:05 PM
Quote from: Farabomb on December 11, 2013, 12:48:45 PMWe are on our own unless it is about what you can and can't do with your like, body, ect.

They need us around to pay taxes.
Don't get me started.

Separation of CHURCH and STATE? Why does it say, "In God We Trust," on our money? We only celebrate Christian holidays.  :wtf:
"There's been a lot of research recently on how hard it is to dislodge an impression once it's been implanted in someone's mind. (This is why political attack ads don't have to be true to be effective. The other side can point out their inaccuracies, but the voter's mind privileges the memory of the original accusation, which was juicier than any counterargument ever could be.)"
― Johnny Carson

"Selling my soul would be a lot easier if I could just find it."
– Nikki Sixx

"Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut."
― Ernest Hemingway

gnubler

#9
December 11, 2013, 01:46:19 PM
Sadly, too many people would get to the fake page (Corn's 2nd pic) and think it's legit because most people aren't strong spellers either.

The excessive exclamation points tipped me off in the email.
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Quote from: pspdfppdfx on December 06, 2012, 05:03:51 PM
So,  :drunk3: i send the job to the rip with live transparecy (v 1.7 or whatever) and it craps out with a memory error.

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Joe

#10
December 11, 2013, 02:03:45 PM
Quote from: gnubler on December 11, 2013, 01:46:19 PMSadly, too many people would get to the fake page (Corn's 2nd pic) and think it's legit because most people aren't strong spellers either.

The excessive exclamation points tipped me off in the email.

As well as the word "legit" instead of "legitimate". And #4 that reads "thats it!"
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The seven ages of man: spills, drills, thrills, bills, ills, pills and wills.

gnubler

#11
December 11, 2013, 02:09:00 PM
I was trying to emulate their spelling style! thats it!!!

I had a boss a couple years back who got a similar email from "UPS" with an attached ZIP file. He came to ask me for help because he couldn't open the attachment. :facepalm:
Hicks • Cross • Carlin • Kinison • Parker • Stone •  Colbert • Hedberg • Stanhope • Burr

"As much as I'd like your guns I prefer your buns." - The G

Quote from: pspdfppdfx on December 06, 2012, 05:03:51 PM
So,  :drunk3: i send the job to the rip with live transparecy (v 1.7 or whatever) and it craps out with a memory error.

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StudioMonkey

#12
December 12, 2013, 07:38:53 AM
We've had 5-6 of those in the last coupla days.  In the UK it was APC I think.  I just deleted em straight away.  What tipped me off was the bit about 'click this link to verify your identity'.
Time flies like an arrow - fruit flies like a banana

Farabomb

#13
December 12, 2013, 08:19:02 AM
I have a few dummy emails here that aren't published anywhere. When I see the same emails come in on those I automatically delete them.
Speed doesn't kill, rapidly becoming stationary is the problem

I'd rather have stories told than be telling stories of what I could have done.

Quote from: Ear on April 06, 2016, 11:54:16 AM
Quote from: Farabomb on April 06, 2016, 11:39:41 AMIt's more like grip, grip, grip, noise, then spin and 2 feet in and feel shame.
I once knew a plus-sized girl and this pretty much describes teh secks. :rotf:
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.
         —Benjamin Franklin
My other job

gnubler

#14
December 12, 2013, 09:20:48 AM
I was bothered by Corn's self-censorship with his browser screenshot. I opened his image in Photoshop and using the magic eraser tool I saw what he covered up. I mean, I can understand blanking out people's names or faces for privacy, but you're amongst friends here and there really was no reason to hide what you did. It's nothing to be ashamed about, dude...
Hicks • Cross • Carlin • Kinison • Parker • Stone •  Colbert • Hedberg • Stanhope • Burr

"As much as I'd like your guns I prefer your buns." - The G

Quote from: pspdfppdfx on December 06, 2012, 05:03:51 PM
So,  :drunk3: i send the job to the rip with live transparecy (v 1.7 or whatever) and it craps out with a memory error.

Member #14 • Size 5 • PH8 Unit 7 • Paranoid Misanthropic Doomsayer • Printing & Drinking Since 1998 • doomed ©2011 david
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