DHL email scams are common – find out how to detect if a message is fake and how to deal with it
DHL’s website says that “Official DHL communication is always sent from @dhl.com, @dpdhl.com, @dhl.de, @dhl.fr or another country domain after @dhl.” That’s not quite accurate, as here in the U.K., I’ve had genuine DHL emails from the dhlparcel.co.uk domain, so the company does use variants on its brand name. Nevertheless, if the stated email address is completely irrelevant, that’s a firm indication the email is fake.Even if the email address appears to check out, don’t assume the email’s safe.
Attachments are another red flag. I’d avoid opening any attachment that came with a DHL email, but watch in particular for attachments that end in .rar or .iso, as these are commonly used to distribute malware. Your security software should block rogue attachments, but don’t rely on that intervention.
If your email software has the facility to mark the message as spam, use that, as it may prevent further emails from that scammer arriving in your inbox.
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