“I thought it was a Christmas present. My brother knows I’m short of money, so I thought he might be sending me money.”
Canadian Internet Registration Authority “The bad actors, malicious actors out there are pretty clever,” he said. “And even given your best efforts, everyone makes a mistake at some point.”Ferguson said people receiving these texts or emails need to look at them closely. He pointed out several ways to spot the fakes, including checking with the actual delivery company and being skeptical when asked to give out too much information.
“What’s a reasonable amount of information that someone would ask me for if they want a parcel pickup?” he asked. “Purolator or any of the parcel services know who you are.” CIRA and the BBB also suggest you look for spelling mistakes, check to see if the email address is correct and confirm the sender’s phone number. As for payments, they advise you don’t send anything electronically.
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