New Scam/Virus

[Joe Pelonio]

I rec'd this e-mail today, and have no such tracking number for any recent shipments. In fact it doesn't look like a valid tracking number. If you are a UPS shipper watch out for this one. Luckily it sounded odd to me and I checked before downloading and found this:

http://urbanlegends.about.com/b/2008/07/15/ups-virus-warning.htm


Subj: Your Tracking # 3224847087 Date: 11/10/08 10:00:10 AM Pacific Standard Time From: irrriqpe@xxxxxxxxx.xxx (irrriqpe@brandvelocity.com) To: joe@bellevuesign.com File: UPSINVOICE_87612.zip (55184 bytes) DL Time (TCP/IP): < 1 minute Sent from the Internet (Details) (aolmsg://013e8f30/inethdr/1)

Sorry, we were not able to deliver postal package you sent on October the 19th in time
because the recipient’s address is not correct.
Please print out the invoice copy attached and collect the package at our office.
If you do not receive package in ten days you will have to pay 6$ per day.

Your UPS

[Mike Langford]

I just received a similar email that my virus blocker took care of.....



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EARTHLINK VIRUS BLOCKER MESSAGE STATUS
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MESSAGE QUARANTINED

Virus Detected: CMU-7197-20081110

Message Details:
From: "UPS Mail Support" xxxxxxxxxxxx
To: xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Your Tracking # 3226332994
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:19:31 -0800


and the "To:" email address wasn't even mine!........

[Jim O'Dell]

My wife got one the other day that said it was the tracking number for the hard drive I had ordered. She called me at work to verify that I hadn't ordered one, which I hadn't. It was good that she was skeptical of the email. I'm sure it is another way to either gather information, or spread a virus. Sounds like variations on a theme. Jim.

[Greg Peterson]

My ISP blocked it too.