Watch Out For Spam!

Be careful about tricky spam/phishing e-mails!

This is an e-mail my mom got tonight pretending to be about a FedEx delivery. Or is it from "U.P.S." (which is using an @albuquerque.com e-mail address)?

The link they want you to click takes you to a site that's neither FedEx nor UPS.

Not every spam e-mail makes as many mistakes as this one (December 2nd was not Monday... a handful of grammar errors... the FedEx logo is actually just text) but make sure you're smart about what you click. Lots of people are expecting packages this time of year so it's easy to think messages like this are meant for you.

Don't fall for it. Check out the from address. Mouse-over the link and see where it wants to take you before clicking on it.

While this might seem obvious to us, make sure your parents know, too. I've trained my mom to be suspicious of things like this and she checks with me before opening them.