US Postal Service Scam

This one’s been around before. But, it, just like yesterday’s American Express Scam email, was in my email inbox this morning. This one is a notification that my package that was being sent via US Postal Service could not be delivered. The email includes a zip file that supposedly contains a label that I can print and take to the nearest post office to retrieve my package. What’s wrong in this picture? Three things:

The package, according the the email, is in Chicago.
I didn’t order anything that was being sent via Express Mail
The Postal Service does not charge for “holding” or “storing” packages, as this email indicates.

So do not click on that email attachment. If you do, you’ll be sorry. Here’s the text of the email, just in case you want to compare to one you might have received.

Notification,

Our company’s courier couldn’t deliver your parcel.
Status deny\Wrong postal code.

LOCATION OF YOUR ITEM:Chicago
STATUS: not delivered
SERVICE: Express Mail
NUMBER OF YOUR PARCEL:U797368459NU
INSURANCE: Yes

Label is enclosed to the letter.
You should print the label and show it in the nearest post office to get a parcel.

An additional information
If the parcel isn’t received within 30 working days our company will have the right to claim compensation from you for it’s keeping in the amount of $5.42 for each day of keeping of it.

You can find the information about the procedure and conditions of parcels keeping in the nearest office.

Thank you.
USPS Logistics.

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