Re: [MacGroup] E-mail today from usps
You will also see this with UPS and FEDEX as the delivery company. My father in Law received this last year with UPS as the company. An he really doesn't do a lot on the internet. One of people he emails with On a PC clicked on this and it sent the note out to all the email addresses in their address book. This is how spammers get your email address. How those I am in London and need money emails.:) From: macgroup-boun...@erdos.math.louisville.edu [mailto:macgroup-boun...@erdos.math.louisville.edu] On Behalf Of Jane Blake Acree Sent: Friday, September 24, 2010 5:39 PM To: Topics related to Apple and Macintosh computers Subject: [MacGroup] E-mail today from usps 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 (u...@usps.commailto:u...@usps.com) 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 Original Message Subject: USPS Delivery Problem NR5012586 Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2010 15:46:10 -0400 From: United States Postal u...@usps.commailto:u...@usps.com To: jbl...@win.netmailto:jbl...@win.net [cid:image001.jpg@01CB5C6E.06C6A230] Target to open first small urban store in Seattle Woman, 89, makes Red Devils parachute jump World's largest wind farm opens off UK coast Ready to go inline: image001.jpg ___ MacGroup mailing list MacGroup@erdos.math.louisville.edu http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
[MacGroup] E-mail today from usps
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 (u...@usps.com) 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 Original Message Subject: USPS Delivery Problem NR5012586 Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2010 15:46:10 -0400 From: United States Postal u...@usps.com To: jbl...@win.net Target to open first small urban store in Seattle Woman, 89, makes Red Devils parachute jump World's largest wind farm opens off UK coast Ready to go ___ MacGroup mailing list MacGroup@erdos.math.louisville.edu http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
Re: [MacGroup] E-mail today from usps
Yes it's malicious, and the return address is spoofed. On Sep 24, 2010, at 5:39 PM, Jane Blake Acree 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 (u...@usps.com) 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 Original Message Subject: USPS Delivery Problem NR5012586 Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2010 15:46:10 -0400 From: United States Postal u...@usps.com To: jbl...@win.net Mail Attachment.jpeg Target to open first small urban store in Seattle Woman, 89, makes Red Devils parachute jump World's largest wind farm opens off UK coast Ready to go ___ MacGroup mailing list MacGroup@erdos.math.louisville.edu http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup ___ MacGroup mailing list MacGroup@erdos.math.louisville.edu http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
Re: [MacGroup] E-mail today from usps
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 jbl...@win.net 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 (u...@usps.com) 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 -- Jonathan Fletcher FileMaker 9 10 Certified Developer Fletcher Data Consulting jonat...@fletcherdata.com http://www.fletcherdata.com 502-509-7137 Kentuckiana's FileMaker Users Group: Listserv signup: http://fmpug.com/mailman/listinfo/louisville_fmpug.com Blog: http://kyfmp.com Next meeting: 10/14/10 1:00 pm ___ MacGroup mailing list MacGroup@erdos.math.louisville.edu http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
Re: [MacGroup] E-mail today from usps
Thanks Eric and Jonathan for your reply. I was concerned for those who run an Intel Mac with both PC and Mac software. And, yes, I thank my stars every day that I'm a Mac user! :D Jane On 9/24/10 6:01 PM, Jonathan Fletcher wrote: 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 Acreejbl...@win.net 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 (u...@usps.com) 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 -- Jonathan Fletcher FileMaker 9 10 Certified Developer Fletcher Data Consulting jonat...@fletcherdata.com http://www.fletcherdata.com 502-509-7137 Kentuckiana's FileMaker Users Group: Listserv signup: http://fmpug.com/mailman/listinfo/louisville_fmpug.com Blog: http://kyfmp.com Next meeting: 10/14/10 1:00 pm ___ MacGroup mailing list MacGroup@erdos.math.louisville.edu http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup ___ MacGroup mailing list MacGroup@erdos.math.louisville.edu http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
