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Ever received a parcel notification that seemed a bit off? 📦 (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology

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Would you pick up on this if you were in a hurry and happen to be expecting a package? (imagine it's in English 😅) What immediately catches your eye?

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Knowing I had to look out for something spotting the IPS was easy. Don't know if it would have been as obvious without knowing something is wrong. But I receive so many fake parcel emails (at least at one of my email addresses) that checking the website/app rather than klicking a link is the default option. And I usually add the email adress of the legitimate shops to my contacts so I can easily filter out emails from new e-mail addresses and ignore them.

[–] coffeebiscuit 12 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

ips is a real parcel service -edit: removed link-

But not with the ups looks. Besides this ips handles ups parcels. I can understand why people would fall for this… (And now I started googling)

Edit: https://www.google.com/search?q=www.ipsparcel.com+review

I’ve been bamboozled.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

"Secure Connection Failed"

Hmm...

[–] coffeebiscuit 2 points 9 months ago

I’ve searched, I found, I’ve become disappointed.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I’ve been getting a lot of “your package has arrived at _____, could not be delivered to address. Click here to speak to representative” or something along those lines. I’m not sure what the ultimate goal is, though, you’re gonna get my routing number and try to redirect my package or some shit?

[–] seaQueue 21 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I think the goal of most of those is to convince you to pay "customs duties" or other "fees."

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Good point

[–] Tarquinn2049 15 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Well, we all know the IPS logo looks nothing like that.

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/kingofqueens/images/9/94/1dc32b338e42b4d81b2c6843ac2107bd.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20180514194157

I wonder if putting this logo would be more or less successful than making it look like the UPS logo. I can see people assuming there must be an international branch of UPS or something though from the logo looking like UPS's though. Which might convey legitimacy to them instead of how we see it.

[–] Jaeger86 15 points 9 months ago

I mean unfortunately taking everything with a grain of salt is kinda how most tech adept people are I think

[–] atrielienz 10 points 9 months ago

Is this some kind of con research psyop? Sure seems like it. "what things do you notice that tell you it's fake?".

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (5 children)

I am a cynic, so yes, I even manually read urls before clicking but it seems I am the weird one.

[–] WHYAREWEALLCAPS 4 points 9 months ago

That isn't weird. This should be default behavior for everyone. If it was fewer people would get caught by scams. I also look at the sender's email. All the ones I've ever received have come from domains not affiliated with the company they purport to represent. I've taught all my non-security savvy friends to do this, too.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

It was shortened so wasn't immediately obvious, though not from a common URL shortening service - not that that matters too much. But I'm the same, better to be suspicious first.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Actually, i do too. When i get emails i expand to see the domain the message comes from and ProtonMail is set to ask me if i want to visit the full printed url before it allows the link to open. I have to click an okay button

[–] klyde 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I click all URLs for fun. They usually take you to those shitty survey sites. Then I just exit them. The fake links can't do anything unless you let them.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

Browsers do have exploits from time to time. Clicking suspicious URLs can be dangerous.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

I sure do.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I was expecting a package and an SMS "sorry we missed you" scam caught me off guard.
Luckily the 2nd field in the form was date of birth, which was an immediate red flag.
If it was an age restricted delivery (alcohol, chemicals, kitchen knives or something) I might have gone further.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Lucky!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

I've seen a US Postal Service spam that would almost fool me. The URL is very close to a real one and when you go to the page (I didn't do it but my coworker did), the page is a very good copy of the real site including the same loading animation and everything.

[–] Merlin404 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Hi fellow Swedish!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

🇸🇪

[–] coffeebiscuit 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Did you order from ikea?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Nope! Didn't order anything so was pretty suss.

[–] nutshell7827 1 points 8 months ago

No legal info. At least they had to provide their full company name, address amd comtact. It's also pretty likely, that they add their terms and conditions and your right of withdrawal.