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FedEx Shipment Delivery Problem Virus Email Message

The email message below, which appears as if it came from FedEx Standard Overnight, claiming a parcel has arrived and was unable to be delivered to the recipients, is a fake and is malicious. The fake email message was sent by cybercriminals to trick the recipients into opening the malicious attachment that will infect their computers with a virus or some other malware. Therefore, recipients of the email message are asked to delete it and never attempt to open the malicious attachment.

The Malicious FedEx "Shipment Delivery Problem" Email

Subject: Shipment delivery problem #00000620184‏
From: FedEx Standard Overnight (donald.burton@toplivoplus.ru)
Attachment: 00000620184.zip

Dear Customer,

Your parcel has arrived at July 15. Courier was unable to deliver the parcel to you.

Shipment Label is attached to this email.

Kind regards,

Donald Burton,

FedEx Support Manager.

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