"Scammers' delivery service: exclusively dangerous"
http://securelist.com/analysis/publications/66515/scammers-delivery-service-exclusively-dangerous/
There's likely nothing in this article that's terribly eye opening for many of the folks here in the forum, but it does provide a somewhat complete picture that might be useful to share with those who might be less experienced.
Well-known companies and brands are favorite targets for fraudsters. After all, it is much easier to get people's attention with the use of a popular name, so scammers have more chance of trapping a gullible user.In this article, we will analyze phishing and malicious emails sent by fraudsters on behalf of international delivery services. The most popular of these are DHL (Germany), FedEx and United Parcel Service (USA), TNT (Netherlands). All of these companies are international, with millions of customers using branches in major countries all over the world. They provide similar services, so scammers use the same methods and techniques in their fraudulent mails.