Post Office Scam

How to protect yourself from the ‘India post’ scam.

A fake message in the name of ’India Post’ is viral.

Scammers will ask you update your delivery address and then they will redirect you to a link which might steal your personal info like bank details and even hack your mobile phone.

Last month, Fact Checked unit of PIB had informed about this fraudulent message.

The message reads:

“Your package has arrived at the warehouse, and we attempted delivery twice but were unable to due to incomplete address details within 48 hours, otherwise your package will be returned. Please update address in the link: indiapostpu . VIP. After the update is completed, we will redeliver within 24 hours, India Post”.

India Post never sends such messages asking for updating addresses for delivering articles. Do not click on such fraudulent links.

How to stay safe?

Never click on links that ask for your personal details.

Look for language and grammatical errors in the message — these are generally strong indicators of a message being fraudulent.

Always check the contact details of the sender and ensure that the message comes from a verified source.

Instead of submitting the requested details, consider whether you are actually expecting a package — scamsters thrive on people being in a hurry or panicking.

Always cross check the link provided in a message with that of the original website.

If you fall prey to such a scam, immediately shut your device, alert your bank and register a complaint on cybercrime portal.