Yogesh DYogesh D1 week ago
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​A Close Call: How a Fake Delivery Agent Tried to Hack My Amazon Account

I received a call from someone on Truecaller named "Delivery Boy." He said, "Yesterday, I delivered an Amazon product worth Rs. [amount] to you. I was unable to register the product in the warehouse system, so please tell me the OTP you just received." ​An OTP had indeed just arrived via WhatsApp—which made sense, because the actual delivery person the day before had been very polite and waited for me for 10 minutes. ​However, the caller then said, "Sir, the OTP is now going to your email ID, please tell me that one too." ​I didn't tell him. I told him, "I only received an OTP on WhatsApp." ​He tried two more times, but I refused to share it. Finally, he said, "Call me once you receive it." ​When I checked, the email OTP wasn't for delivery at all—it was a fraudulent attempt to sign in to my Amazon account. The scammer was trying to log in from Jaipur, Rajasthan, while I am located in a completely different state, which is why Amazon triggered an email verification OTP. ​It was a very close call. I avoided a breach, but if I had given him that email OTP, he would have hacked my Amazon account. ​Now, Amazon is investigating how this scammer obtained my contact details, personal information, and order [TXN_ID]. Has anyone else faced a similar experience? Please share.

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    Anonymous Name1 week ago

    I faced *** scam from Ekart genuine courier guys. They sent me login OTP. I had ordered phone which was to be delivered that day. These guys must have seen in their computer during scanning. And contacted me that my order is a chappal in this location. If I want to cancel or not. I told them to cancel. And they sent me login OTP. I said, I can reach your office which is 32 km only. Dont try to fool me. They cut the call.😌

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    Yogesh D1 week ago

    Warning: The "Delivery Boy" OTP Scam is Getting Too Realistic

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