Spam email and phishing, the practice of using fake but realistic-looking websites to fool victims into revealing personal information, can pose threats to USPS™ and its employees.
The Computer Incident Response Team offers the following tips to handle these electronic threats:
n Trust your instincts. If an email seems suspicious, delete it without opening it.
n Delete spam or phishing messages without opening them.
n Don’t forward suspicious messages.
n Avoid disclosing your USPS email address unless it’s for official USPS business with a trusted entity.
n Be careful when subscribing to mailing lists on the Internet.
n Don’t reply to spam or phishing emails, even if it’s to request removal from the originator’s distribution list. Replying can result in more messages.
n Don’t click on the unsubscribe URL in an email if you didn’t subscribe to the originator’s distribution list. This lets the sender know your email address is valid.
n Never click on a “pop-up“ window.
n Don’t open a Remedy ticket for these issues.
For any additional questions or concerns, send an email to: ABUSE@usps.gov.
— Corporate Information Security Office, Chief Information Officer, 5-30-13
