23 Aug 2017

Alert - Beware Fake DHL e-mails and attachments

I received this fake e-mail, it's very well done, it looks almost genuine:

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From: DHL Packet <info@maedchenzentrum.at>
Subject: Information uber die Sendung Nr.04128002724453

Guten Tag!

Die Sendung soll an Ihre Adresse am 24.08.2017 zugestellt werden.Im Anhang finden Sie die erforderlichen Informationen zu dieser Lieferung.

Mit freundlichen GrĂ¼ssen

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If you open an e-mail like this the first thing to do is STOP!
Do *not* open the attachment.
Do *not* click any links. First read the e-mail a few times:

  • Look at the sender e-mail address, this is the biggest giveaway that this must be a fake. It's not from a DHL address, it's from "maedchenzentrum.at" instead.
  • The attachment is a Word doc file - this is a sign of something strange because few people use Word doc files now, mostly they are docx. Also, why would DHL send a Word file at all? Usually they'd send a link or if it were a file it would be PDF (but don't open those either!)
  • Did you order anything? Are you expecting DHL to send you anything? Question it, don't just think Christmas has come early, it hasn't, it might well be the opposite.

Conclusion
Please delete such e-mails. Remember to always think before opening attachments. In this case the Word file has a trojan in it that could've done all kinds of damage if I'd opened it.

The following link is to DHL's website where they warn you against such fake e-mails:
http://www.dhl.com/en/legal/fraud_awareness.html


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