The way the trend of online shopping has increased, similarly the scam of the delivery box is also spreading legs. This is also the result of our small negligence. Actually, cyber thugs are using the delivery box of your online order to make a dent in your account. We throw the delivery box or packing in the garbage with great carelessness after ordering any goods online. Vicious brains are taking advantage of our negligence. On the delivery box, we have private details like the customer’s name, address, phone number. By misusing these information, these thugs are targeting people.
Logistics company Fedex has launched a campaign to increase awareness and security of cyber scams. In this, along with sharing detailed information on cyber fraud from the company, tips have been given to avoid it.
What is the way to work
Scammers collect these information and contact themselves as courier agents or Kasmer Care Representatives. People know their right data and get into their deception and this is where their game starts.
What is delivery box scam?
The shipping label on the delivery box has important information related to your identity. The information present in the box thrown cyber criminals send fake calls or messages by becoming agents or customer executive of the real courier company, asking a link to verify the information. As soon as you share the information on this link, your bank account gets empty. For this, they call several times and demand OTP.
How to avoid this fraud
If you have become a victim of cyber fraud, contact the nearest police station. You can also call on cybercrime helpline 1930. Apart from this, you can also file online complaints on www.cybercrime.gov.in.