'Your online order will be cancelled if you don't update address': Latest India Post delivery scam here, how it works, how to avoid
courier services such as India Post or Delhivery or DTDC or BlueDart to deliver their online orders.
As we order multiple items online throughout the day, it becomes impossible to keep track of every item and the timeframe of when they are getting delivered. We often rely on the company from which we have ordered to keep us informed about the delivery timeline. Using this, fraudsters have come up with another way to dupe people of their hard-earned money.
If you regularly order items online, you should know about the latest India Post delivery scam. How does it work? How can you protect yourself? Read here to find out.
India Post delivery scam: What is it? How scamsters use it to dupe people
First, you get an SMS that looks like a genuine order delivery message from the India Post. The SMS says that a parcel has arrived at the India Post warehouse but cannot be delivered due to incomplete address information, so you need to update your address using the provided web link inside the SMS within 12 hours. Often it follows a phone call from an unknown number pretending to be an official of the India Post.
Imagine you have ordered a blender, a phone cover, an earphone, and a formal wear shirt from AME.com and the promised delivery dates are different for all the orders.
Now, when you are in the office amid a hectic day, you get a call from a person, claiming the official of the nearest India Post office that he can't find your address as it is incomplete, and you need to update it immediately on the India Post
