Beware of Fake India Post Offers of Free iPhone 15s
What if we told you that you can get an iPhone 15 as a gift from India Post after sharing the link with your friends? Sounds too good to be true, right? Because it is. According to India Post’s official post on X (formerly Twitter), cybercriminals are using IndiaPost’s name to scam people by asking them to share the scam page with 5 groups or 20 friends, and in return they are promised a brand new iPhone. 15 units.
India Post has openly declared it as a scam and is not affiliated with it. “Be careful,” India Post wrote in X. “India Post will not give any gift through any unofficial portal or link,” it added.
It’s not clear exactly how this scam works, but sharing unsolicited fake links on social media is not acceptable, and you need to verify such claims before you share them further and create an even bigger problem – for both of you. yourself and others.
In addition, the more people users connect with, the more data fraudsters get – which means they can ultimately scam more people. And since this scam involves clicking foreign links, it can be used to redirect you to malicious websites and lead to subsequent loss – both financial and emotional.
As a general rule of thumb, always verify claims by visiting the official website of the authority making the claim, but more often than not, if something is too good to be true (like a free iPhone 15 that costs Rs 79,900), it usually is. So, for your own safety and the safety of your loved ones, avoid succumbing to such scams.
