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** WARNING - FRAUDULENT E-MAILS "CLAIMING" THEY ARE THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE.***
I just received TWO this morning, and I forwarded them to IC3.GOV, FBI.GOV and [login to see] . This is USPIS.GOV's response:
Thank you for contacting us. This mailbox monitors U.S. Postal Service(r) spam email, and your message is being reviewed by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service(r). The Postal Inspection Service is a federal law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over more than 200 federal laws related to protecting the U.S. Postal Service, defending the nation's mail system from illegal or dangerous use, and ensuring public trust in the mail.
We know that some postal customers have received bogus emails about a package delivery or online postage charge. The emails contain a link or an attachment that, when opened, installs a malicious virus that can steal personal information from your computer.
The email claims to be from the U.S. Postal Service and likely contains fraudulent information about a package delivery or postage charge. You're instructed to click on a link, open an attachment, or print a label.
But Postal Inspectors warn: Don't click on the link or open the attachment!
* This solicitation is known as "phishing." Phishing attacks use phone, fax, mail, email, or phony websites to solicit personal information by posing as a trustworthy person or organization.
* Don't give sensitive information to anyone-unless you're sure that they are indeed who they claim to be and should have access to your information.
* The best course of action is to simply delete the message.
* We recommend that you update your anti-virus software.