On Thu, 16 Jan 2020 at 14:28, Alvin Starr via talk <talk@gtalug.org> wrote:
> On 1/16/20 2:13 PM, David Thornton via talk wrote: > > It it possible that an advertisement can "know" the page it was > deployed in? > > Or even just some properties of the page it was displayed in? > > Via this means an advertiser could know you had just , or were about to > buy X. > > From there, the world is your oyster. > > David > > True. > But the ordering is from within the amazon application for fulfillment by > amazon. > I had 1 order that was fulfilled by the vendor and that one did not > generate a phishing email. > > Also these are not advertisers sending me spam to buy the latest LG TV or > some-such. > > This is phishing hoping to infect my system and own it or make it part of > a botnet. > > > > On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 3:50 PM Alvin Starr via talk <talk@gtalug.org> > wrote: > >> On 1/15/20 3:46 PM, Peter King via talk wrote: >> > On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 03:00:36PM -0500, Alvin Starr via talk wrote: >> > >> >> When I order something from Amazon not long after I get emails from >> various >> >> phisherpeople claiming to be UPS or some other delivery company. >> >> The messages are coming through an old email address that is badly spam >> >> filtered. >> > I had that very thing happen to me on an order from Amazon about ten >> days >> > ago. The phishing was via a note from UPS that they couldn't deliver a >> > package, but to get it I had to give them my credit card number ... at >> the >> > time I was surprised, since it followed close on the heels of one >> delivery >> > and right while I was waiting for another. So, almost plausible. But >> as >> > usual, the phishing email was so clumsily written and executed that >> there >> > was no question but that it was a fake. >> > >> > >> Yep that's it. >> Here is what I got. >> > >> > Dear Customer, >> > >> > We attempted to deliver your item at 1:30pm on 14th January, 2020. >> > (Read enclosed file details) >> > The delivery attempt failed because nobody was present at the shipping >> > address, so this notification has been automatically sent. >> > >> > >> > If the parcel is not scheduled for re-delivery or picked up within 72 >> > hours, it will be returned to the sender. >> > >> > Label Number: (Read enclosed file details) >> > Class: Package Services >> > Service(s): (Read enclosed file details) >> > Status: e-Notification sent >> > >> > Read the enclosed file for details. >> > >> > UPS Customer Service. >> > >> >> >> -- >> Alvin Starr || land: (647)478-6285 >> Netvel Inc. || Cell: (416)806-0133 >> al...@netvel.net || >> >> --- >> Post to this mailing list talk@gtalug.org >> Unsubscribe from this mailing list >> https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk >> > > > Reviving this thread from the dead. Is it possible you have a smart doorbell. Apparently they are sending data. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/01/ring-doorbell-app-packed-third-party-trackers?fbclid=IwAR2H7DrCg4zI7YdPlbFlPTv-4bpucFM8njhI69nUw455ttX66N-F0toY9Go Dave
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