JJ73 Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 HiyaI made an order on the early hours of the 17/12/2021 - then when I got home later the same day from work & checked my email - apparently I got an email from UPS saying that I got a "Package Delivery Attempt Failed." The email address doesn't look good "fatima.pires@sapo.pt" - also there is a link & when I clicked on the link - it was blocked by my NortonLifeLock, cos it said it was Dangerous - then if I click 'Continue to the site' then it takes me to the UPS Web Site, then it ask me to 'Schedule new delivery' then it asks me to put in new name & address where I want it to be redelivered + seems to be a charge of $2.20??? Or should I just ring up UPS directly??? Thanks in advance 🤔🚂🚂🚂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ73 Posted December 18, 2021 Author Share Posted December 18, 2021 Oh I forgot to say in the Hornby Confirmation Email it said "Your order is being processed and we'll let you know when its dispatched. " & what does it mean by processed??? 🤔🚂🚂🚂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wairoalbany Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 Be careful. I have gotten similar texts and e-mails before here in the U.S. Here in America UPS and Fedex don't charge to reschedule a delivery. I delete similar messages and certainly would not give out credit card information.Don't be fooled by the website either. They can make some pretty good look a likes.Just reading what you wrote it seems to me like a scam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Matthews Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 100% a scam email. Timing is probably just coincidental. Funny thing is, if you go to the website it links you to, usually the only buttons that work are the ones that lead you to entering your details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rog RJ Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 It's a scam JJ. Just delete it and forget about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96RAF Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 At every line in your post JJ I was saying to my screen ‘JJ don’t click it’, but you did and the next one and the next one.Once you have seen the unmasked address you know its a scam and it goes straight in the bin. The last bit of the address is the country code, which definitely isn’t UK.Processed btw means Hornby is moving your order along stage by stage until it pops out of their door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brew Man Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 Processed btw means Hornby is moving your order along stage by stage until it pops out of their door. Well that's the theory. I placed an order in late September. It arrived early October but is still marked as, 'Processing'. Another one placed in late October which arrived in early November - marked as, 'Part dispatched'.Their system really is poor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ73 Posted December 18, 2021 Author Share Posted December 18, 2021 Hmmm thank you all - I thought something wasn't right - b/c I went to the UPS web site directly & entered the Tracking Number & it said it couldn't find it nor could it find the reference number!!! 🤔🚂🚂🚂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
37lover Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 JJ,As others have said it is almost certainly a classic scam. Sorry to say this but if your Security software blocks something and tells you it is dangerous why on earth did you continue? If anything similar occurs why don't you post a thread and wait for advice before continuing, let's hope you have not suffered any future problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brew Man Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 I had a very similar one not very long ago. There are a few of them about and they try to lure you in with a very modest fee to pay like £2.40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ73 Posted December 18, 2021 Author Share Posted December 18, 2021 @37 & others :- Well I was half excited & half weary - & that is why I stopped when it asked about the redelivery charges!!! & that is why then wanted to check!!! 🤔🚂🚂🚂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brew Man Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 It's easy to be drawn in, especially if you are actually waiting for a delivery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 Many are getting very clever, linking in familiar names from your address book - DO NOT OPEN these emails - delete immediately.A quick look at the content, origin, and all subject details as JJ did, should confirm suspicions.Al. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissaf Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 JJ, this is a SCAM. It is a well known and obvious one. As soon as you saw the odd 'from' mail address, you should have just deleted it and certainly NOT overrode the Norton Security to follow the link.Now that you have followed the link, your email address will have been added to a "suckers list". These devious nasty people sell on "sucker lists" to other devious nasties as an extra income source. Being on a "sucker list" is very likely to increase the number of dodgy mails you get over time.It is no different to scam phone calls where they start off with a comment like "we're ringing about your recent accident". Accidents and expected parcel deliveries are likely to be something that are recent events in a large number of people's lives, thus the chance of a scammer getting a hit is high.PS - the UPS website you will have been directed to will be a scammers clone and look very convincing. It will not be the genuine article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ73 Posted December 18, 2021 Author Share Posted December 18, 2021 Once again - Thank you all - I did think something was up / wasn't right - I do appricate this, I'm off to work soon - I've just deleted that email 🙂🚂🚂🚂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ73 Posted December 22, 2021 Author Share Posted December 22, 2021 Guess what, yep got another email from "UPS" saying the following @ 16:19 :-Funny how I got that Email, 1- Straight after the official Email from Hornby @ 14:27 saying "Great news, your parcel has been delivered" & 2 - yes I got my Parcel now & 3 - I've just deleted that email!!!1st bitten - twice shy as they say!!! 😉😄🚂🚂🚂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissaf Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 JJ,Remember what I said about a "sucker list" expect to get a lot more of these emails as a result. But please do not report every one you get on the forum, you've made your point and it is time to move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ73 Posted December 23, 2021 Author Share Posted December 23, 2021 Alright ok, fair enough Chris - I'll remember 🙂🚂🚂🚂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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