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Post Office Scam Alert: Fake Messages Lure Users, Account at Risk with One Click

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News18•20-02-2026, 18:36

Post Office Scam Alert: Fake Messages Lure Users, Account at Risk with One Click

•Fraudsters send fake Post Office messages claiming incomplete address for parcel delivery.
•Messages include a link, urging users to update their address within 48 hours to avoid parcel return.
•Clicking the link steals personal information and siphons money from bank accounts.
•PIB Fact Check confirms Post Office does not send such linked messages; they are entirely fake.
•New TRAI rules identify genuine messages; suspicious messages lack special identification marks.

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