What is courier fraud ?

Courier fraud is a type of scam in which a criminal poses as a legitimate courier service, such as FedEx or UPS, in order to trick people into giving them money or personal information. The scammer will typically contact their victim by phone or email, claiming that there is a package that needs to be delivered but that there is a problem with the delivery. They will then ask the victim to provide personal information or to make a payment in order to resolve the problem.

How to prevention courier fraud

To prevent courier fraud, it is important to be skeptical of unsolicited phone calls or emails from people claiming to be from a courier service. Legitimate couriers will not contact you to ask for personal information or payments over the phone or email. If you are unsure whether a call or email is legitimate, contact the courier service directly using the phone number or email address that you have on file.

Other prevention tips are:-

• Never give personal information over the phone or email to someone who has unsolicited contacted you.
• Never pay for a delivery through an untraceable method such as wire transfer or gift card.
• Do not open any suspicious or unknown attachment or link sent through email or text message.
• Be wary of any unsolicited or unexpected package.
• Be vigilant of your surroundings and take note of any suspicious activity.