Apple iPhone users, government has a warning on these SMSes

Apple iPhone users, have you received a message allegedly about an undelivered parcel at India post warehouse? If yes, then be warned. This is a new scam where fraudsters are sending fake messages to iPhone users about packages from random accounts.
Cyber Dost – the cybersafety and cybersecurity awareness handle maintained by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India has warned Apple users against these new ‘transnational scam’ messages.It has shared a post on X (formerly Twitter) informing users and advising them not to click on suspicious links in these messages.

New Transnational #Scam Alert:
#iPhone users are receiving scam messages via iMessage regarding package from random accounts. Clicking on suspicious links may be avoided and read receipts may be disabled for such suspicious messages.


India Post:
Your package has arrived at the warehouse and we attempted delivery twice but were unable to due to incomplete address information. Please update your address details within 48 hours, otherwise your package will be returned. Please update the address in the link: https://indiapostsz.top/IN
After the update is completed we will re-deliver within 24 hours, India Post!

With some patience and intelligence, it is possible to spot scam messages. In case you receive such a message, look for signs like urgency in taking an action, poor grammar in sentence formation, suspicious links and unusual sender’s address among others.