Thanks Eric and Jonathan for your reply.
I was concerned for those who run an Intel Mac with both PC and Mac
software.
And, yes, I thank my stars every day that I'm a Mac user! :D
Jane
On 9/24/10 6:01 PM, Jonathan Fletcher wrote:
Yep. Bogus. It's an .exe so there's nothing you can do with it anyway. Kinda
makes you glad you're a Mac user, eh?
Also, makes you worry about the other 90%.
The return address can be put in by anyone and doesn't really mean anything. You can
choose View->Message->All Headers from the Mail menu and see what address
REALLY sent the message. Not that even that will do you much good.
Best to discard it and send a thank you note to the person who first suggested
you buy a Mac.
::-)
Bottom line, never, ever, ever follow the directions, "click here," in
unsolicited email, or if it even hints at a slight fishy odor. If it's a legitimate
source they will not be asking you to do such things.
Two other clues to its untrustworthiness: it's one big low-res graphic, and the written
content's tenuous connection to reality: "print out a label and pick up the
package?" Indeed. American English and daily life are not what's spoken where THEY
live!
j.
On Sep 24, 2010, at 5:39 PM, Jane Blake Acree<jbl...@win.net> wrote:
Today, I received this E-mail. I didn't send a package on September 19, and the
label in question, when opened, turned out to be an exe file. This looks like a
malcious E-mail to me. However, the return address (u...@usps.com) is correct,
and that's what has me confused.
I don't run a PC, so an exe file wouldn't work on my Mac. But for those who do,
this might be a problem.
What do you think? Is this some kind of malicious file?
Jane
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