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Believable NZ Post scam doing the rounds
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It's a very clumsy initial message, plus the domain name is obviously not correct. Those are major red flags but of course it will still fool some people.
And that it's sent from a cellphone number, that's a dead giveaway too.
I've heard it said that bad spelling and grammar is actually included in these scams intentionally, because it acts as a sort of filter to weed out the type of people who would casually notice it, and who are more likely to be skeptical of these sorts of things.
it will definitely fool some people.
These scams are wildly profitable. Too bad I am too ethical to get in on the action.