I've been getting a lot of those "your parcel couldn't be delivered" phishing attacks lately and if you're a human with a phone, you probably have been too. Just as a brief reminder, they look like this: These get through all the technical controls that exist at

From 2024, but funny to read…

What makes this situation so ridiculous is that while we’re all watching for scammers attempting to imitate legitimate organisations, FedEx is out there imitating scammers!

  • MonkderVierte@lemmy.zipEnglish
    722·
    9 days ago

    There’s a sage piece of advice that’s always relevant in these cases and it’s very simple: if in doubt, go the website in question and verify the request yourself.

    Now the spamer has confirmation that this email address is active, can be shared in their network.

    Edit: email address

    • xbeam@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      27·
      9 days ago

      You don’t use the link. You go to the website by your normal means. In this case, he opened a browser and went to the FedEx site on his own. That way you know you are on the real site.

        • Funkt4st1c@lemmy.worldEnglish
          18·
          9 days ago

          Remember kids, everything after the ? In a URL is unnecessary tracking! Trim your URLs before sharing!

          • scops@reddthat.comEnglish
            5·
            9 days ago

            Depends entirely on the site. Amazon? Sure.

            Many other sites will put query information in this part of the URL, so all you’re doing is removing the information you put in the previous page and probably invalidating your search results