Yep. Bogus. It's an .exe so there's nothing you can do with it anyway. Kinda 
makes you glad you're a Mac user, eh?

Also, makes you worry about the other 90%.

The return address can be put in by anyone and doesn't really mean anything. 
You can choose View->Message->All Headers from the Mail menu and see what 
address REALLY sent the message. Not that even that will do you much good.

Best to discard it and send a thank you note to the person who first suggested 
you buy a Mac.

::-)

Bottom line, never, ever, ever follow the directions, "click here," in 
unsolicited email, or if it even hints at a slight fishy odor. If it's a 
legitimate source they will not be asking you to do such things. 

Two other clues to its untrustworthiness: it's one big low-res graphic, and the 
written content's tenuous connection to reality: "print out a label and pick up 
the package?" Indeed. American English and daily life are not what's spoken 
where THEY live!

j.



On Sep 24, 2010, at 5:39 PM, Jane Blake Acree <[email protected]> wrote:

> Today, I received this E-mail. I didn't send a package on September 19, and 
> the label in question, when opened, turned out to be an exe file. This looks 
> like a malcious E-mail to me. However, the return address ([email protected]) is 
> correct, and that's what has me confused.
> 
> I don't run a PC, so an exe file wouldn't work on my Mac. But for those who 
> do, this might be a problem.
> 
> What do you think? Is this some kind of malicious file?
> 
> Jane

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