Man loses Rs 2.49 Lakh in Banjara Hills 'Courier Scam'

A59-year-old resident of Banjara Hills lost Rs 2.49 lakh in the blink of an eye in a courier delivery scam. Believing he was paying some sort of a delivery fee to his courier via a message, the victim was tricked into eventually losing his money.

According to the Hyderabad police, the victim was expecting a DHL delivery. After following up for two days, he received an SMS on December 2, around around 11:30 a.m. from an unknown number, which stated that two delivery attempts to him



had failed.

The message also requested a Rs 25 ‘re-delivery charge’ through a provided link. Believing it to be an authentic message from DHL, the victim clicked the link and entered his credit card details. He then received an OTP for the ‘Rs 25’ payment.

However, the moment he authorised it with the OTP, a fraudulent transaction of Rs 2.49 lakh was made from his his card. He then lodged a complaint with the Hyderabad police’s cyber crime station.