▲ 505 ▼ Thanks FedEx, This is Why we Keep Getting Phished (www.troyhunt.com) submitted 1 month ago by lemmydividebyzero@reddthat.com to c/technology@lemmy.world 77 comments fedilink hide all child comments 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!
[+] MangoCats@feddit.it 17 points 1 month ago (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] daychilde@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago But as this article points out - that's not always helpful when the company makes it difficult to contact them - or in this case, the Duty and Taxes [sic] aren't a part of the FedEx process but a part of the government, so to FedEx it's a third-party issue and so when they pulled up the shipment, no mention was made of it (that's my theory why that happened). Your advice is good - I'm just saying it won't always work. heh. But it is the thing you must do unless you recognize the message source/content and even then, better to just log in separately. heh permalink fedilink source parent
[–] daychilde@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago But as this article points out - that's not always helpful when the company makes it difficult to contact them - or in this case, the Duty and Taxes [sic] aren't a part of the FedEx process but a part of the government, so to FedEx it's a third-party issue and so when they pulled up the shipment, no mention was made of it (that's my theory why that happened). Your advice is good - I'm just saying it won't always work. heh. But it is the thing you must do unless you recognize the message source/content and even then, better to just log in separately. heh permalink fedilink source parent