Reaches you by email · Public web warning · 13 Oct
A recent South African courier-scam warning reports criminals posing as courier companies via convincing SMSs and emails claiming a parcel cannot be delivered until a customs fee, delivery charge or other payment is made.
Scammers send fake courier delivery notices by SMS or email, saying a parcel is held or undeliverable until a small customs/delivery fee is paid. The message links to a professional-looking site intended to capture card, banking or personal details; no specific phishing URL was provided in the source.
Different pages, same playbook — matched by what they do, not just the brand.
Nedbank fraud-awareness page warns of parcel scams targeting online shoppers through fake emails and SMSs that appear to come from courier companies or the South African Post Office. Victims are asked to click a link and pay a fee to receive a package, then are prompted for card or digital-banking credentials.
Nedbank warns that online shoppers are being targeted by fake courier or South African Post Office emails and SMSs asking for a payment to receive a package.