Hyderabad: 59-year-old man loses Rs 2.4 lakh in DHL courier phishing scam

A 59-year-old man from Banjara Hills lost Rs 2.4 lakh after falling for a fake DHL re-delivery SMS link. Hyderabad Cybercrime Police warn citizens to verify deliveries via official websites and report any cyber fraud immediately.

Hyderabad: A 59-year-old man from Banjara Hills lost about Rs 2.4 lakh allegedly in a courier delivery phishing fraud after clicking on a fake DHL re-delivery link.

Police said the victim received an SMS claiming that two delivery attempts had failed and asking for a Rs 25 re-delivery charge. After entering his credit card details and OTP on the fraudulent site, a large unauthorised transaction was instantly made on his card.

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Hyderabad Cybercrime Police have warned citizens against clicking unknown links and reminded them that genuine courier companies do not seek payments through SMS.

They advised to verify deliveries only through official websites and report cyber frauds immediately to 1930 or cybercrime.gov.in.