USPS Bogus Emails : Another PSA To Watch?

This is interesting in that this bogus USPS note has been going on for some time. I've seen many times and paid no attention as it was just another screw up on their part. Not that it was necessarily an intended scam, it was just another government failure to deliver.

PSA?

While you can receive legitimate email correspondence from the USPS, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS)—the Postal Service's legal arm—says it is "aware of the circulation" of fake emails claiming to be from the agency. According to a Jan. 7 update on the USPIS website, some customers have been receiving fraudulent messages in their email inbox that include these three words in the subject line: "Delivery Failure Notification."

"If you ever receive an email about a package delivery or unpaid online postage charges, be careful," the USPIS states on its website. "These emails appear to be from the U.S. Postal Service and include language regarding an unsuccessful attempt to deliver a package."


This scam tries to get recipients to click on a phishing link.