By News18,Shankhyaneel Sarkar
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Instagram influencer Tvisha Tuli in a reel released on the platform said that cash-on-delivery (COD) scam is taking place and is becoming common. She warned the public in her short video about this new COD scam tricking households across India.
She said that the COD scammers use legitimate and trusted courier networks such as Delhivery, Blue Dart, Ecom Express, and Shadowfax to deliver fake parcels and collect money.
COD remains a popular method of purchase for people who do not prefer online transactions or prepaying for the item.
Tuli, who hosts the Witty Podcast, also said that she experienced it herself on more than one occasion. However, Tuli made it clear in her video that delivery companies listed are not involved in the scam and the scammers are using their network to exploit innocent people.
She narrated her own experince where parcel for face masks arrived at her at one family member’s name. That said person confirmed that they did not place the order and returned the parcel.
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Tuli said that a second, similar-looking package addressed to another member of the household arrived but this time that member assumed he may have ordered the package and thinking it was legitimate paid Rs 700 for it.
“When we opened the package, it wasn’t what was written outside. There was something with Chinese text inside. Even the QR code on the product couldn’t be scanned, and the money was lost,” she says.
Tuli claims the scamming operation is highly targeted. “These scammers clearly have data on which houses order COD frequently and who lives there. They rotate names, switch delivery partners, and then take the COD money,” she warned.
“Now, not only our grandparents or parents are vulnerable to this. We will also feel that if a courier has come from Blue Dart, then it must be legitimate,” Tuli continued.
She said that always confirming an order before paying, reminding the elderly and one’s parents not to trust a package just because their name is on it and reporting suspicious deliveries to the courier company immediately.
