As the holidays approach, phishing attempts related to parcel updates (such as delays, imminent arrivals, tracking information, and requests for confirmation) become increasingly common.
These messages may contain links to malicious sites or fake login pages. An example of such a message that circulated today is shown below. Please resist the urge to click on these links out of curiosity. Instead, hover your mouse over the link to verify that it does not actually lead to the website of the supposed parcel courier.
Hello dear ,Your DHL Express shipment with waybill number CS/4792938456 is on its way. We will require a signature at the time of delivery. Shipment is subject to delivery duties taxes and clearance fees.In order to avoid impact on delivery, please complete shipping info safely online to pay, view the calculation and track your shipment here.Update and Track parcel<link to the malicious cite>DHL is attempting to maintain a reliable shipping and delivery service for our customers. Thanks for your patience and understanding and wish to thank you so much for using DHL services.​Thank you for using On Demand Delivery.DHL Express – Excellence. Simply delivered.