Hackers are Targeting Indians Via Novel Courier Scam

This year, a fresh scam is on the rise in India’s metropolises, scamming people of their hard-earned money.

Fraudsters posing as police officers or NCRB agents contact people in this new method, known as courier scam, accusing them of engaging in illegal activities involving sending and receiving parcels carrying drugs or other illegal substances.

The scammers then convince the victims that they will be contacted by police, and the entire money extortion racket begins to settle the false complaint against the victims.

The courier scam is primarily targeting people aged 35 to 50, and hundreds of cases have been reported to police this year.

Modus operandi

Courier scammers pose as customs officials and call their victims. They mention a parcel booked in their na

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