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MCC Daily Tribune

Beware! Shipping and Delivery Phishing Emails

With in-person shopping still considered “high risk”, online shopping with home delivery and the need to meet delivery deadlines creates the perfect scenario for scammers.

U.S. consumers are projected to spend more this year online than ever before. And that means more prospective phishing victims as well. According to Check Point’s security researchers, there has been a 427% increase in shipping-themed phishing emails across the U.S. in November alone.

The breakdown of shipping vendors impersonated includes:

  • DHL (56%)
  • Amazon (37%)
  • Fedex (7%)

Many of these scams direct the victim to an attachment to enable malicious content. Other scams take victims to fake shipping vendor websites to trick victims into providing personal information and, potentially, credit card details. These fake shipping notices may also come in the form of texts to your phone.

Eileen Wirley
Technology Services - AVP Office
12/15/2020