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New Delhi: Most of us order online products through e-commerce platforms. After receiving the order, you keep the product and throw the online delivery box in which the order is delivered. Perhaps you would never have thought that the common thing like throwing online delivery box can put you at risk of online fraud and withdraw money from your bank account.
What is online delivery box scam?
Whenever you get an online order, a label usually comes with a package that contains your personal information such as your name, address and phone number. Scamsters can use this information to cheat you. If you get caught in their net, then you have to risk losing your money.
How to achieve scammers on online delivery box?
The online delivery box that you throw away after receiving your order can end the roadside garbage or outside the residential buildings. These are the places where scammers can achieve in online delivery box.
How do scammers cheat people through delivery box?
Scammers cheat you by using the information on the online delivery box. Using basic data from the thrown package, they contact you through fake messages and scam calls. You can share OTP, click on the fake link or download the malicious app. Malware is hidden in fake links. When you click on the fake link, the hidden malware enters your device and steals your private data such as your bank details.
How can you be safe from these online delivery box scams?
Taking some easy steps will help you stay safe.
Be sure to remove the shipping label before throwing any delivery box. Tear the label or make the information written on it unclear.
Avoid answering unknown calls, text or WhatsApp messages.
Never click on unknown links and apps.