<ul><li>The victim, Shifali Chaudhary, fell prey to scammers who posed as delivery agents, requesting a nominal Rs 5 handling fee for a parcel she was expecting.</li><li>The scammer further confirmed the victim's delivery address through a phone call, adding a layer of legitimacy to the fraudulent scheme.</li><li>Initially asked for Rs 5, Shifali ended up losing Rs 80,000 as scammers used the provided link to gain access to her sensitive banking details, executing unauthorized transactions.</li><li>Scammers acquire personal details through diverse sources like data breaches, dark web purchases of stolen data, and exploiting publicly available information from social media and directories.</li></ul>

Woman pays Rs 5 handling fee for her online delivery, later loses Rs 80,000 to scammers

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