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Warning: DHL Email Virus
Did you receive an email from DHL telling you that they couldn’t deliver your package, and attached a zip file supposedly containing a label? Don’t open it! It’s a virus and will probably damage your computer.
The incarnation we saw today had a subject of Parcel is expecting of receiving?. The email arrived from DHL Customer Service (item@dhl-usa.com). The body of the email reads:
Delivery information,
Courier service couldn’t make the delivery of your parcel.
Reason:Address delivery doesn’t exist in database.
LOCATION OF YOUR ITEM: Moreno Valley
DELIVERY STATUS: sort order
SERVICE: Expedited Shipping
NUMBER OF YOUR PARCEL:U63238388895US
INSURANCE: Yes
The label of your parcel is enclosed to the letter.
Print your label and show it in the nearest post office of USPS
An additional information
If the parcel isn’t received within 30 working days our company will have the right to claim compensation from you for it’s keeping in the amount of $13.40 for each day of keeping over limited time.
You can find the information about the procedure and conditions of parcels keeping in the nearest office.
Thank you for your attention.
DHL Customer.
Do not download or open the attached zip file. It is not a label and will infect your computer with a virus. If you are waiting for a package from DHL, call them directly. This is not how they would handle such a situation, by the way. You may run across other incarnations, such as from UPS, Fed Ex, or the USPS.
Further Reading
DHL official statement
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Filed under: Scams & Deception
I just received an email recently from DHL. Of course, I didn’t open the zip file attachment (supposedly the invoice)…I knew I hadn’t sent anything anywhere via DHL. Also, the recipient header had several email addresses listed (similar to mine)so immediately, I knew it was a scam of some sort. But it’s still scary, nonetheless. I know there are some people out there who open everything they get. Thanks for the information. I’ll pass it along. Donna
what would the scammers do if nobody would open or click on their crap anymore? find a real job maybe? would be a blast now wouldn’t it!? wake up people and stop behaving like lemmings!
Yes, one must wonder how successful they’d be if they put the same amount of resources into a real job that they put into these scams.
Hey guys, we got this email
In work a few days ago. I told me colleague not to click in the link but guess what?? They knew entree and did. After calling dhl to confirm what I had said, I told her to run and virus scan. But some she has done this all of the emails keep being opened! Could this be linked? There is no one in the office today or yesterday but all the emails have been opened. I only know this as I have the emails coming through to my phone as well and I didn’t think we had any until I checked this morning and saw that 18 came through in the last two days but now all are showing read. What can I do now we are only a small company so we don’t have an IT guy.
Tia