The Australian Federal Police is gearing up for an uptick in the number of Australians falling victim to fake delivery scams as criminal syndicates take advantage of the Christmas shopping season. Scammers use legitimate-looking text messages to deceive people into providing personal information, which is then sold on the dark web for a profit or used to defraud victims out of thousands of dollars.
The messages purport to be a delivery status update and encourage the recipient to click on a link to track, redirect, or collect a parcel. They may occasionally request that the recipient confirm a postal address. Scammers frequently use a technique known as “spoofing,” which involves using software technology to disguise a phone number and make it appear to be from a legitimate source to impersonate businesses and popular delivery services, including Australia Post, DHL and Amazon.
When the recipient clicks on the link, they are taken to a bogus company website where they are asked to enter their personal information in order to complete the delivery. The scams are engineered to steal personal and financial information from victims and install malware on their devices, enabling criminals to access their usernames and passwords.
According to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Australians will lose more than $2 billion to scams in 2021. This figure
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