Do you know any parcel mules?
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AndrewCodrington
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Subject: Do you know any parcel mules?
Risks in the News
posted by AndrewCodrington on Wednesday, October 29th 2008 @ 1:47 PM

Thought I'd share this article on a blended attack that uses social engineering to convince people to ship packages of illegally obtained goods to foreign countries.

In this evolution of the classic Nigerian phishing emails, people are recruited via online dating sites and asked to ship packages on behalf of 'charities'. Of course the contents of the packages are purchased using stolen credit cards...

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/10/28/parcel_mule_scam/