It doesn't necessarily mean that the USPS email account has been hacked/hijacked. It could be a simple case of spoofing the from address On Nov 20, 2011, at 5:00 PM, Ian Fairclough wrote: > LSTOWN-L readers: > > The message below is very similar to the one I got recently, which I unfortunately didn't recognize as spam and which led to unfortunate consequences when I clicked on the attachment (which I have NOT included in this message). It was sent from the address info AT usps DOT com - meaning that the USPS itself appears to have had its address hacked - and had me as well as numerous other recipients. > > What's particularly tricky about this type of situation is that someone, somewhere (likely quite a few people) will actually have a situation that matches the one described - in this case, having sent a postal package on the said date - and be deceived. > > A tip that all concerned might note: Often there is some form of non-standard English that can be identified. As is the case in this message. I'm not going to say what, in case the spammers read this - don't want to help them clean up their act! > > This is just a heads-up. Please feel free to pass this information on. (However if you do so, I'd appreciate if you can omit my signature etc.) - Ian > > Ian Fairclough > George Mason University > [log in to unmask] > 703-993-2938 (office) > __________________________ > Hello! > > Unfortunately we failed to deliver the postal package you have sent on the > 12th of November in time because the recipient's address is erroneous. > > Please print out the shipment label attached and collect the package at our > office. > > United States Postal Service > > To unsubscribe from the LSTOWN-L list, click the following link: > http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=LSTOWN-L&A=1 > ############################ To unsubscribe from the LSTOWN-L list: write to: mailto:[log in to unmask] or click the following link: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=LSTOWN-L&A=1