"Your Package Delivery is Pending": The ₹5 Scam That Steals Lakhs

They ask for just ₹5 to "update your address". Then they drain your bank account.

We order so much online, Amazon, Flipkart, Myntra, that getting a message about a "delivered" or "pending" package feels routine.

Scammers exploit this habit. They send millions of SMS messages saying:

"IndiaPost: Your package IN1239XXXX is on hold due to address error. Update now or it will be returned. Click: indiapost-update-fees.com"

The Trap: The Fake Payment Gateway

When you click that link, you see a page that looks EXACTLY like the India Post or FedEx website.

It asks you to pay a tiny "redelivery fee" of ₹5 or ₹10. You think, "It's just ₹5, let me pay and get my parcel."

Here is the catch: The payment page collects your Card Number, CVV, and OTP. The moment you enter the OTP for the ₹5 transaction, they use your details to authorize a much larger transaction (like ₹50,000) on a different device.

How RakshaLink Stops It