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How can you tell?

This scam message is using a few tools to encourage you to act:

• generic information that they have part of (but not all of) your address
• official-looking website link 
• use of known acronyms (USPS)
• urgency (must act within 12 hours)

However, note the 'mytrackingra' in the URL as well as the hotmail.com email address that the message came from; these are further indications that this message is fraudulent.

Don't act in haste! Take a few seconds to scrutinize these messages and look for these tactics before acting.

What should you do?

• If you get a message about an unexpected package delivery that tells you to click on a link for some reason, don’t click.
• If you think the message might be legitimate, contact the shipping company using a phone number or website you know is real. Don’t use the information in the message.
• If you think it could be about something you recently ordered, go to the site where you bought the item and look up the shipping and delivery status there.
• No matter the time of year, it always pays to protect your personal information. Check out these resources to help you weed out , , and .

If these come in the form of an email, mark them as phishing.  For Google Mail in the web client, please report these emails as phishing (instructions here:  Alerting Google in this manner helps keep emails like these out of inboxes, as well as sending a notice to the OIT Security Operations team for further investigation.

Outlook user? Submit a report to mark these emails as dangerous.

You can read more about these holiday shipping scams at the . As always, contact your local Service Desk if you need assistance!

ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åA  or call 907-786-4646

ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åF & SW (OIT)  or call 907-450-8300

ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åS  or call 907-796-6400