If you’re shopping online for Christmas, be careful: this period is an opportunity for scammers to take advantage of to launch phishing campaigns.
This results in a deceptive email or SMS being sent to the potential victim stating that a package is available to them at a relay point and will be returned. Unless you contact an indicated number or click on a link that redirects to a fake site and uses the design of real platforms (DHL, Colissimo, FedEx, etc.)
These may also include messages requiring payment of customs duties for a package. In all cases, the objective is the same: to encourage the victim to go to the counterfeiting platform to extract their bank details using payment forms. However, there are solutions to avoid this type of mishap.
Do not respond to fraudulent messages.
To ensure you never fall victim to a package scam, the easiest way is to ignore it as recommended by the General Directorate of Customs and Indirect Law. Please do not click on the link or call back the premium rate number mentioned.
Verify the issuer’s address or number by contacting the appropriate organization directly. To do this, you can search for the latter’s address in a search engine to compare it with the one indicated in the fake message.
Also, never communicate sensitive information such as your account or bank card number. If this is already the case, don’t panic and contact your bank to object.
Source: BFM TV
