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The Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) warns members of the public to be careful when disposing of empty delivery packages, as scammers can easily steal your personal information and use your data for nefarious purposes.
The director of the Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department, Comm Datuk Zainuddin Yaacob, said this in a statement after a viral video showed an unidentified scammer retrieving the name, phone number and address of a victim from a package. delivery that had been disposed of in a garbage can in a public area.
The scammer then began repeatedly contacting the victim in multiple attempts to extort her. The statement also revealed that the suspect later posed as an employee of a courier company and showed up at the victim’s home, demanding that the victim’s family pay for a package that had allegedly been ordered but not yet paid for.
To convince the victim’s family member to make the payment, it was reported that he was even asked to scan a barcode before he could accept the ordered item.
Datuk Zainuddin said that although the authorities have not yet received any reports of such incidents, he said that investigations will be carried out in accordance with Section 420 of the Penal Code, which stipulates that a 10-year prison sentence and flogging will be applied for such crimes.
Members of the public are urged to file a police report to assist with investigations if they have been the victim of these types of scams.
He also reminded members of the public to be aware of how they dispose of their delivery packages or any envelopes containing their personal data to avoid such unpleasant incidents. Family members at home should also be informed of any planned deliveries and provide relevant details such as the name of the delivery company and the payment status of the package.
They are also reminded not to make any payments to the delivery personnel without first checking the details with the intended recipient.
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