email scams

We have received a new (to us) email scam.  You have to admire the talent and ingenuity of these people but why can't they use their skills to earn money legitimately.  The latest supposedly comes from the American Postal Service informing that a parcel has been sent and the tracking number is enclosed so that you can see where your parcel is and when it will arrive.  Well Rod received the first one and although he knew it was a scam curiosity got the better of him (he does have a sister in the US and his 60th is coming up!!!!!)  Of course the parcel could not be tracked because the computer was full of fatal virus's etc. which would have to be attended to immediately.  It was much easier for me to pick the scam because I received four in one day all with different no's.  Slight overkill there, even for the most gullible among us.