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Australia Post: “Scheduled Delivery” Delivers a Surprise

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Australia Post has been made aware of multiple fraudulent Emails that are circulating advising customers of an update to the delivery and prompting them to click on a link to “Schedule Delivery”.

Here is one example.

An email is shown with sender shown as ‘Australia Post’ but with a  non-Australia Post email address.
Subject of the email reads as “You Have 1New Message from our delivery team”.  Email body reads as below.
“Incorrect address.

 

From Australia Post Online Shop. Tracking number  LZ9251301235AU. Expected <date range masked>. Your package with the tracking number is being held at the local post office , and we are awaiting for your authorization to redeliver it. Please provide your correct shipping address and pay the additional delivery fee to complete the delivery process. ($3.00).
Click here to initiate the redelivery process”

There is a button in red with “Schedule Delivery” written on it.

Once clicked, the link will lead to fake Australia Post website which is designed to steal your personal and financial information.

We encourage all users to use the AusPost app and have in app notifications enabled.

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