Smarter Scammers?

[Allan_L (Allan)]

Used to be, you could tell a scam email by the address line:
"Dear Valued Customer"

But my last few scam emails have arrived addressed to me using my full name.
This makes it important to maintain vigilance.

The other safety net is when they are from a company that you do not have an account with.

However, there is obviously a leaking point in some companies. (intentionally or otherwise)

For example, the last two times I have purchased "on Line" and expecting an Australia Post delivery, I have received scam emails pretending to be Australia Post and telling me my parcel was not delivered because there was no answer at the door.
CLICK HERE for details.
Oh!, and you will be charged a daily holding fee until collected. (Cleverly, something that Aust Post was in the news about recently)

Working in IT, I am always skeptical of any unsolicited email, but this one would trap quite a few less paranoid individuals, I would expect.

Just putting it out there for what it is worth.
Maybe warn an elderly relative to be cautious.

[multiweb (Marc)]

In the volume of mail spoofing these days it's best to just not click on any links from emails or open attachments directly from email.

Copy paste the links in a browser or copy the attachment on your desktop, right-click and scan with your local anti-virus.

If you stick to this routine you minimise the risks of infection.

I got caught last month with a mail from my solicitor and I stupidly clicked on the dropbox link he sent me as I was expecting documents from him anyway. It wasn't from him. The only thing that saved my a$$ was my fortigate firewall. All it takes is a moment of inattention.

[Stonius (Markus)]

If you have a domain name, you can get any mail delivered to that domain name to go to you. So when they ask for your email, you give them (theirname)@(yourdomainname).com.au as your address. Any spam from other sources tells you they got hacked or are selling your data.

-Markus

[AussieTrooper (Ben)]

Yep, they are getting better. I wonder how much of it is because of information leaks/hacks.
I very nearly got done by a paypal one. The scam email matched exactly what I was expecting. I had entered my details in, and was about to hit enter when I thought to go back and verify the email address (the real one, not the one that gets displayed.)
It was a scam. They must know that I clicked on the link though, as these emails now arrive on a daily basis.
It must be causing paypal pain, as I wonder how much legitimate communication from them is being ignored because of all of the spam.