CRITICAL delivery
FedEx or Blue Dart calls about drugs or a fake passport in your parcel
Caller pretends to be a courier company saying a package sent from your address contains contraband. They connect you to a fake police officer demanding payment to avoid arrest.
Also known as: courier parcel scam, FedEx narcotics call, customs drugs parcel fraud, Blue Dart scam
What to do right now
- 1 Hang up — do not engage or confirm personal details
- 2 If you are concerned, contact the courier company through their official website or app — not the number the caller gave
- 3 Do not pay any 'fine' or 'clearance fee'
- 4 Do not share Aadhaar, PAN, bank account details, or OTPs
- 5 Report at https://cybercrime.gov.in or call 1930 (national cyber helpline).
Red flags
- ⚠ Courier companies never call to say your parcel contains illegal items
- ⚠ You are 'transferred' to a person claiming to be a police officer or CBI official
- ⚠ You are told to pay immediately to prevent arrest or to 'clear the parcel'
- ⚠ Caller knows your name or partial address — data obtained from leaked databases