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Thanks FedEx, This is Why we Keep Getting Phished (www.troyhunt.com)
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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!

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[–] 35 points 13 hours ago (4 children)

Capital One does something similar and it's so fucking annoying. They send text messages that read "Your transaction for some company was DECLINED! Take action now: http://someweirddomain.com/sketchy/uri"

I used URL Checker to figure out where it ultimately landed and it does go to Capital One.

I've even complained about this and they said, "Well, you should know these texts only come from us."

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  • [–] 15 points 12 hours ago (1 child)

    The solution is: if it looks scammy, get on a different device altogether and use your normal login to the institution to access the issue through the normal channels instead of their "convenient link" through the sketchy service which may well be skimming your data even if they are under contract to your bank.

    Unfortunately, a lot of the institutions' own interfaces suck so badly it's sorely tempting to use the quick link.

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  • [–] 10 points 11 hours 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

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