new (to me) email scam

newbury · Mar 7, 2023

just today I got 4 messages
All from Distribution Centre
All with the title "Track your package: 29194772"
All claiming I needed to click on a link because my package had been delayed
All from different wierd names at gmail.com
Anybody else getting this spam?

Must be early spring phishing season,

IXLR8 · Mar 7, 2023

That title seems familiar and I think I have received more than one, but I don't open emails like that so I don't know what was in the email.

Willman · Mar 7, 2023

newbury said:
just today I got 4 messages
All from Distribution Centre
All with the title "Track your package: 29194772"
All claiming I needed to click on a link because my package had been delayed
All from different wierd names at gmail.com
Anybody else getting this spam?

Must be early spring phishing season,

Been getting same scams for about two weeks now

Gee Ray · Mar 7, 2023

I get it every day from several different places for several years. Mark it as spam and forget-about-it.

The package never shows up.

Tinhack · Mar 7, 2023

I've been getting those as well as "your payment has been processed" or similar wording. I've also seen "your account has been suspended". Whatever you do, don't click on any links or attempt to unsubscribe. That will just confirm to them the email is valid and active. I use Thunderbird for email, and it recognizes those as scams or junk mail. Change your email handler to NOT OPEN the text, photos or graphics. That's also how they know an email address is valid and active.

Complete Turf Care · Mar 7, 2023

I've been getting this, or a similar email every day for about 2 or 3 years now. I have never responded, and my email account is still not closed.

You are still using the old Email Account security settings.

Please Use the maintenance portal below to switch and automatically enable your new email account settings to avoid service interruption and delays in outgoing / incoming mails.

I removed the link that was here.

Note: Failure to comply within 48hrs might lead to permanent deactivation.

Thank you,

This is a service-related webmail that will occasionally send you service-related emails to provide you with information about your service, including information about service upgrades and new benefits.

grsthegreat · Mar 7, 2023

I have been getting messages about my amazon account being frozen…for years. Never open any of them.

gstrom99 · Mar 7, 2023

My email filters are pretty good about snagging those. Haven't seen any "phishy" ones get through, in a long time. They DO snag some "real" ones though, at times. I prefer the conservative settings.

Complete Turf Care · Mar 7, 2023

grsthegreat said:
I have been getting messages about my amazon account being frozen…for years. Never open any of them.

I've had those too.

Another one is from Geek Squad saying my subscription is confirmed. Or from someone saying my new iPhone purchase is confirmed. If you think this is wrong, click here. The first time I got one of these, I almost fell for it. When they started asking for too much info, I backed out of it.

Another interesting thing happened to me yesterday. I am in the process of running natural gas to my shop to run a generator. When on the phone with the gas company to get my meter installed, she asked me for my full social security number. I told her I will not give her that number. She continued with the account setup and today my meter was installed.

George2615 · Mar 7, 2023

I get emails about my amazon, email and paypal accounts being frozen. I never open them. I suspect it is a scam and just delete them.
I do log into each of those secured accounts (but not from the emails someone sent) to check if there are any notifications but there never is any problem.

RjCorazza · Mar 7, 2023

I've recently been getting a lot of scam emails about a pending package delivery, usually claiming to be from FedEx. Usually several in rapid succession from different throw away address with almost exact wording but different "tracking" numbers.
If scammer school is providing the scripts, you would think the various scammers would not want the emails to all be so similar.

The other popular ones I get:
Windows virus alert
Windows Defender Subscription
Amazon credit card on file expired
PayPal incoming payment... Click to accept
Any Subscription or purchase that the email seems to already know is in error, as they only have a click to cancel option.
You've won....

TractorTYMe · Mar 7, 2023

When the word "Center" is spelled "Centre", you know it's a phish scam BS. Delete or mark as spam etc yaddi yaddi.

Wagtail · Mar 7, 2023

TractorTYMe said:
When the word "Center" is spelled "Centre", you know it's a phish scam BS. Delete or mark as spam etc yaddi yaddi.

Um... 'Centre' is how I spell the word. (British/Australian/Canadian/Commonwealth countries...)

I've also been receiving many of the same emails over the past few months. I did get one from my phone/internet provider that looked very legit... except 'hovering' over the link showed a weird address. I contacted, via mobile, my provider and talked to their 'scam department'... short story is that they hadn't seen that one before and thanked me for reporting it.

buckeyefarmer · Mar 7, 2023

I got email concerning a mcafee renewal for $399 being charged to my card. Delete.

oosik · Mar 7, 2023

I get half a dozen crazy emails per month. No idea what they are about. Mark as junk and delete w/out opening.

Larry Caldwell · Mar 7, 2023

My most recent is that someone I know has died, click the link for details. I did not bite.

groundcover · Mar 7, 2023

Got this today ,
Attached is the Remittance Advice for your payment in the amount of $ 15907.19.

For assistance, please contact your Network Representative.

Thank you.

I didn't purchase anything but sent them a check just to be safe !

jmc · Mar 7, 2023

Read somewhere that the reason the same scam comes from many different sources, and over a period of time, is that scamming entrepreneurs develop the scam package and sell it to a bunch of freelancers. For awhile, I was getting many different scams, all with the same woman's voice.

TractorTYMe · Mar 8, 2023

Wagtail said:
Um... 'Centre' is how I spell the word. (British/Australian/Canadian/Commonwealth countries...)

I've also been receiving many of the same emails over the past few months. I did get one from my phone/internet provider that looked very legit... except 'hovering' over the link showed a weird address. I contacted, via mobile, my provider and talked to their 'scam department'... short story is that they hadn't seen that one before and thanked me for reporting it.

It is a sure sign from people in the US, that the e-mail is not originating in the US. Language way too formal, non specific content.

mikester · Mar 8, 2023

newbury said:
just today I got 4 messages
All from Distribution Centre
All with the title "Track your package: 29194772"
All claiming I needed to click on a link because my package had been delayed
All from different wierd names at gmail.com
Anybody else getting this spam?

Must be early spring phishing season,

It's a package from the nigerian prince or your hot russian or asian girlfriend. Act now by clicking on every mystery link you see...

I'm noticing lately that a bunch of spam is now originating from US cellular IP addresses. It used to be VPN's and free VNC host sites.

I suspect a lot of peoples cell phones are either getting hacked through malware apps or clicking on malware links and are unwittingly playing man-in-the-middle for scam wares.