Anatomy of a Fake Phishing Email, Don't get Scammed!

I don't know about you, but we get phishing emails every day. Some from eBay, some from PayPal, some from Banks we do not even do business with. I have to admit, they are getting better and better as the years go by. Here is a great article that dissects a phishing email and I hope is a help to you.

From the article:

"We all get phishing emails and it is important to recognize and avoid getting trapped by these fake phishing emails and not disclose your personal information, bank accounts, credit cards details to unknown fraud persons, who harvest private information via fake websites, links and emails."

http://www.quickonlinetips.com/archives/2010/03/fake-phishing-email/

Safe Emailing,

Jason Archambault

Fastpack Packaging Inc.

www.fastpack.net

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World's Most Admired Delivery Companies Ranked. Where does your favorite rank? UPS, DHL, FedEx, USPS

Dhl, FedEx, UPS, and USPS all made the top ten. how did your favorite do? Do you think they got the rankings right? How would you rank them?

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/mostadmired/2010/industries/10.html

Happy Shipping!

Jason Archambault

Fastpack Packaging Inc.

www.fastpack.net

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Track packages using RSS and your Feed Reader

Do you use RSS to monitor News, or websites that you follow? Did you know that you can track packages using RSS also? No longer do you need to track your package over and over to see where your package is at that moment. let RSS feeds do the work for you. When your package has a new scan, your RSS feed gets notified, and you see it in your feed reader. It's easy:

Goto: http://www.simpletracking.com/

1. Enter your tracking number
2. Push "Track!"
3. Instantly view the latest tracking information, right from the carriers. Our system is smart enough to know what type of tracking number it is!
4. Copy the RSS feed link into your favorite RSS reader and get notified when your package tracking information has changed!

Happy Tracking!

Jason Archambault

FastPack Packaging Inc.

www.fastpack.net

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Shipping: Dimensional Weight Errors Can Cost Big Bucks

Here is a great article on how the size of a package can cost you a pretty big chunk of change, so be carful when shipping large packages. In our  industry, the packaging industry, a lot of our products are light but bulky and we run into this issue often. Sometimes it cannot be avoided, but it is better to know this upfront, then get hit later on with additional fees. The author of the below article also offers a great free excel spreadsheet to help calculate box sizes and if they will be hit with Dimensional fees, and what those costs will be.:

From the article:

"There are mistakes that can cost you when calculating shipping and handling fees. A big one is missing a UPS, FedEx or U.S. Postal Service DIM (dimensional) or oversize rule for large or lightweight packages.

The term “DIM” refers to package shipping density, meaning the weight of the package in pounds per cubic foot. If your package is big enough, or if the weight is small enough, the DIM rules can make your shipping costs dramatically increase.

For example, to ship a carton as small as 18” x 18” x 18”, UPS and FedEx DIM rules substitute 31 pounds as the minimum billing weight, even if the actual weight is much less. Or, for a carton as small as 27” x 27” x 27”, UPS and FedEx will add a $45 oversize surcharge on top of the DIM weight"

See the article here: http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/1210-Shipping-Dimensional-Weight-Errors-Can-Cost-Big-Bucks

Happy Shipping!,

Jason Archambault

FastPack Packaging Inc.

www.fastpack.net

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What do all those numbers mean on a Credit Card?

Do you get tired of asking your customers, is that a Visa, Mastercard, Amex, or Discover Card? You may or may not already know, but you can tell the type of card by the first number of the credit card. All Credit Cards starting with a 3 are AMEX or Diner's Club, 4 is Visa, 5 is Mastercard, and 6 is Discover. So stop asking is that a ............ card, now you know what it is! :) That is just the first number, see what the other numbers mean in the article linked below.

From the Article:

"Have you ever wondered what those numbers embossed on the front of your credit card mean? Commonly referred to as your “credit card number,” there is a lot more information packed into that number than meets the eye… If you have a credit or debit card, you might want to pull it out so you can follow along."

http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2010/02/26/making-sense-of-your-credit-card-number/

Happy Credit Card Processing!,

Jason Archambault

Fastpack Packaging Inc.

www.fastpack.net

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