Diwali sale is being organized these days on e-commerce websites Amazon and Flipkart. Apart from this, other platforms such as Croma and Reliance Digital are also offering better deals on the occasion of Diwali through online and offline channels. The festive season sale which started last month is going to continue till Diwali. Many big incidents of fraud are also coming to light during this sale. Scammers are taking advantage of the slightest negligence of the customers and scamming them.

Fake delivery

Many customers who order goods from e-commerce platforms have complained of fake delivery. Instead of the ordered goods, customers have been delivered empty boxes or something else. Scammers are playing this game, especially with smartphones or electronic items. Scammers have cheated customers especially when they order phones from Flipkart. Flipkart offers open-box delivery to its customers on purchasing smartphones. Even after taking open box delivery, hackers are cheating customers.

For example, if you have ordered a phone from Flipkart and have chosen open delivery, then a fake delivery agent will come to you and deliver the product to you and go away. During this, if you do not make a video of the open delivery of the product, then you may have to suffer huge losses. If the scammers come to know that you are going to make a video of the open delivery, then they will leave on some pretext and the actual delivery agent will come and deliver your product. Some users have posted such incidents on social media platforms.

cash on delivery scam

Recently, some users have complained that they receive products from Amazon in the name of cash on delivery. After paying the money, they are receiving the wrong product. Not only this, many users have also complained that no order was placed by them, yet Amazon's delivery agents have arrived at their homes to deliver the goods. Scammers especially target those users who have elderly people at home.

How to avoid it?

If you also come across such fake delivery agents, then you need to be cautious. While ordering goods online from Flipkart, you have to choose open-box delivery. On the other hand, if the wrong goods are delivered from Amazon, then you have to immediately contact the customer care on the e-commerce website and register your complaint. If you have not ordered any goods and still the delivery agents come to deliver the goods, then clearly refuse to take the product from them and report them.