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Re: [LUG] Rubbish emails

 

On Fri, 22 Nov 2013 13:12:55 +0000
Neil Winchurst <barnaby@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hello Neil,

>Now the email address used is one I rarely use at all. I have never 
>given this email address to DHL, or to anyone else for that matter.
>And, if I fell for all that, would DHL send a *zip* file to give me
>some simple details about a parcel? LOL.

No.  They send a tracking number, and invite you to look it up on the
tracking system at their website.

>enough to click on the attachment, any nasties would fail to run
>because I am not using Windows. Is that a fair assumption?

Probably, but in this day and age, it pays to be cautious.

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