The Cyber Crimes department of Hyderabad city police have witnessed an increase in complaints of the package delivery scam. An unsuspecting victim would receive a phone call about a packed parcel being sent for an international delivery by them has been flagged.
The ‘official’ would then inform them of how the parcel with their name contains contraband material and other incriminating documents, causing a panic which is used well by the scammers who start an elaborate chain of phone calls to the victim. Officials said that the crooks have forged legal documents, warrants and ID cards which can easily fool a layman.
DCP Cyber Crimes Hyderabad City Police Sneha Mehra said that on an average, four to five complaints were being received per day in the last few months.
