WATCH OUT FOR PARCEL SCAM EMAIL

WHILE most people consider Christmas to be a time of celebration and giving, there are people out there looking to exploit the holiday.

Cyber security experts at MailGuard recently discovered a scam email that appears to be from Australia Post, which attempts to make the recipient think that the post office is holding an undelivered parcel for them.

“This is the busiest part of the year for parcel delivery, and scammers know during the holiday season people are distracted and potentially vulnerable to trickery,” MailGuard explained.

“We’re all eager to get our Christmas shopping on time, so we might not think twice before clicking a link in an email like this. The link would take you to a zipped file that contains malware.”

MATTHEW DUNN