Other sections. Well-known companies and brands are favorite targets for fraudsters. In this article, we will analyze phishing and malicious emails sent by fraudsters that claim to come from international delivery services. All of these companies are international, with millions of customers using branches in major countries all over the world. They provide similar services, so scammers use the same methods and techniques in their fraudulent mails. Structurally, the address in the From field looks like this: Sender Name.
To confuse recipients, scammers can change parts of the address and often make it look very similar to an official address of the delivery service.
While analyzing sender address, remember that scammers do not need to hack the company servers to use the real company domain in the From field. They can simply insert the necessary domain name of the server into the From field. The subject of the fraudulent mail should capture the imagination of recipients and encourage them to open the message, but it also needs to be plausible. Therefore spammers choose common phrases typical of official notifications from delivery services.
After sending a parcel or a document, customers worry about its successful delivery and try to follow its progress by reading any notification from a delivery service. Scammers pay special attention to the design of the email. Their main goal is to make message as believable as possible. After all, if it looks suspicious, a potential victim will most likely delete it despite the attractive subject and plausible sender address.
All major international companies have their own corporate style, including wordmarks, graphic trademarks, corporate fonts, slogans and color schemes. These are used on the official website, in mailings and commercials, and in other design components. Scammers use at least some of these elements when designing fraudulent emails to make them look convincing. Usually phishers focus on logos because these elements are unique to each company and is an immediate identifying mark.
