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• Be careful while buying from Amazon or Flipkart,
• Doing ‘this’ mistake can lead to big fraud

Delivery Box Scam: Nowadays, more emphasis is placed on online shopping than going to the market to buy something. There are many e-commerce companies that deliver orders round the clock or even within half an hour. But did you know that onshopping is a convenience and can also be a big scam if you are not careful while using it.

The sale will start on Amazon and Flipkart in the next one-two days. Once the sale starts, a large number of people order their favorite items during this period. You are also making the biggest mistake when you throw away the box that the parcel came in when the sale starts or any other time you shop online. Your mistake is the biggest opportunity for online fraudsters. According to the survey, the risk increases most during the cell period.

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What exactly causes online fraud?

When people throw away boxes or packets labeled with their name, address and phone number, fraudsters collect all the boxes and cheat people. They use the information on the delivery box to contact you by pretending to be a fake customer service representative. First they try to win your trust by disclosing your information and then lure you with cashback offers, refund claims, bonus rewards and discount schemes. If someone believes their word, they send a claim link, which takes them to a fake website, where they try to steal your personal, financial, and banking information.

The risk of such fraud increases during sales on e-commerce platforms. This is because more items are delivered to people, which gives scammers an opportunity to get more boxes and information. Additionally, since people have already ordered the goods, they trust such calls. So, it is important to avoid such scams at the time of sale. To avoid scams, keep these things in mind. Before discarding delivery boxes and packages, remove the shipping labels from them. If it doesn’t come off, use a marker to make it completely black so that no one gets your information. Do not trust calls, messages and emails from strangers and avoid falling into the trap of offers or discounts.

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