r/IsThisAScamIndia

This is how my dad got hacked. My dad was expecting a blue dart delivery today. He received a call from "Blue Dart" (according to Truecaller), saying that the delivery guy is trying to contact you but is unable to reach you. Please dial this number to contact him

The number they gave him was in this format : *21*[a random phone number]#.

My dad dialled this supposed number, but could not get through to anyone, and thought nothing of it, and forgot about it.

A few hours later I get calls from friends of my dad asking if dad is okay, is he in trouble. I ask them what happened, and they tell me they are getting whatsapp messages from dad's number with a qr code, asking for urgent money. Sadly THREE of his friends sent money to that QR code - 60k, 50k and 50k 😢

I run to dad's phone and check his whatsapp, he is locked out of his whatsapp. I immediately logged back in using OTP, and enabled 2 factor authentication. But I was so puzzled how the hacker got into his whatsapp.

That's when I asked my dad whether he visited any suspicious website or dialled any weird number. He said, no, i only called blue dart today. I check the number and it was this weird combination of asterisks and hashtags. A quick Google search revealed that by dialling this, you enable CALL FORWARDING. Which means every call and SMS that is supposed to come to your number, will be redirected to that number which you dialled after the *21*.

That's how they got access to OTP's, and was able to login to dad's WhatsApp.

I quickly checked how to disable call forwarding, and disabled it.

We are on the way to cyber crime now to report this. If anyone has any other suggestions regarding things we must do or check, or if we can still be compromised in any way, please let me know.

This post was also just for awareness to everyone - NEVER dial a weird number like this, in fact never dial or call any number when you are asked to. Just tell them to contact you from their side if they need to.

There is clearly a leak directly from blue dart. Either a blue dart employee is the scammer, or else blue dart's customer database has been leaked, and the hackers have access to all those expecting deliveries on certain dates, and are taking advantage of that (they knew my dad's name, and the product he was expecting). SCARY!!

I am not sure whether they will initiate a refund or not but I am writing this to spread awareness and so that others aren’t scammed or fooled by this app. I have also attached the proof at the end.

Ok so hi i was buying these earrings for my girlfriend (she lost her earrings which looked like this during one of our hangouts and she loved those earrings so I'm thinking of buying them on her birthday)

do you guys think this site is a scam???

Buying insurance is easy. Getting your claim explained shouldn’t be.

I’ve been paying around ₹25,000/year to Star Health and Allied Insurance. After bilateral knee replacement, we submitted a ₹35,385 claim — only ₹17,550 was approved.

Around ₹16,000 was deducted from physiotherapy, while ₹935 + ₹900 bills were marked “duplicate.”

It’s been 3+ weeks of follow-ups, yet I still haven’t received a clear clause-wise explanation.

What frustrates me most is that when selling the policy, customers are given promises about coverage, financial protection and peace of mind. But when you actually need to use the insurance, the experience can feel completely different.

I’m not asking for anything beyond what my policy covers. Just show me the exact clause, calculation and reason for these deductions.

This may look like a small claim amount, but that’s exactly what worries me. If the claim had been ₹5–10 lakh, unexplained deductions like these could have put a family in serious financial trouble.

So if you’re planning to buy health insurance, please research the insurer and claim process carefully. Don’t rely only on promises made while selling the policy.

My Worst Experience with Samsung WindFree AC – DONT EVEN THINK OF BUYING

modders plz dont thing my post is fake im writing this out of frustration,

I purchased a Samsung WindFree AC from kolkata great eastern. expecting premium quality, but my experience has been extremely disappointing.

Within just 40 days of installation, the outdoor unit's fan broke off and the salesperson identified it and not even Replacing the fan. but after multiple Of times of calling, after 30 days they replaced the fan and now after two months old AC the indoor unit noise is coming and. The noise is so much that I cannot sleep in night. They came and inspected it and told that this noise cannot be resolved. as the noise doesnt happen all the time, it appears randomly and then doesnt end. It has manufacturing defect which cannot be resolved even in warranty and cannot replace the indoor unit. And whenever I call them next time, they cut the call out of my face.. im stuck in this situation now.

What is more disappointing than the product failure is Samsung's after-sales service. Even after identifying the problem, the technician has not provided a proper resolution and I have been waiting for days with repeated promises but no action.

I have been a loyal Samsung customer and have purchased multiple Samsung appliances, phones, tv , washing machine.. but this experience has seriously damaged my trust in the brand.
its a premium high price AC.

Very disappointed with the product quality and customer service.

Alright y'all, I am typing this with pure rage just got completely finessed out of ₹5,000 by a fake landlord on Magicbricks. Don't fall for his mind games.

I was looking for a 1 BHK flat in Raghunathpur bhubaneswar . Magicbricks made me pay ₹800 just to unlock the owner’s number.

I called him to secure the flat before anyone else. He told me, to Pay a token amount, up to you how much.Since he left the amount to me and asked for my ID and photo he sounded lowkey genuine. I sent ₹2,000.

The second it cleared, he started demanding more cash:

his first Gate Pass Lie- He demanded another ₹3,000 to remove the ad and make a society "gate pass".
and here I had this weird gut feeling right before paying the ₹3,000, and honestly, I should’ve trusted it.

I got suspicious and demanded his ID. He confidently sent an Aadhaar card from Uttar Pradesh (UP) and claimed he lives on the 7th floor of Royal Lagoon. He sounded so real I paid the ₹3,000.

I waited all evening for confirmation. He finally called back and demanded ANOTHER ₹9,000 just to unlock a stupid PDF file.

That's when my brain cells booted up. I gave him full slangs and blocked him.
He’s a remote scammer in UP using stolen IDs and premium society names to bait people.
I’ve attached the screenshots. His phone number is completely visible. If this clown ever messages you, block and report his account immediately so we can tank his operations. Never send money upfront! ✌️

(btw this is his no +91 9129849103 if anyone’s frustrated, feel free to spam-call him )

My Kwabey clothing order was picked up by Delhivery on 6 August and the estimated delivery window was 13–18 August.
Today is 18 August, and the tracking page is still showing “Delay Alert: Transit Delay” with a message saying network congestion is causing a delay.
The tracking map looks like the shipment has been sitting around the same region for a while, and there hasn't been a proper delivery update.
I’m trying to figure out what I can actually do now:
Has anyone else had a Delhivery shipment stuck like this?
How long does a “Transit Delay” usually take to resolve?
Is there a way to contact the actual local Delhivery hub handling the package?

Bhai log thoda dhyan rakhna, aaj mere sath ek scam hote hote bacha.

Mujhe WhatsApp par ek message aaya JVVNL ke naam se ki mera pichle mahine ka meter reading update nahi hua hai aur aaj raat 10:00 PM light kaat denge. Usme likha tha ki unke kisi 'bill update officer Mr Sanjay Sharma' ko call karu.

Jab us scammer se baat hui toh usne mujhe WhatsApp pe ek "Electricity Bill update.apk" naam ki file bhej di. Main turant samajh gaya ki ye fraud hai aur phone hack karne ka tarika hai. Maine usi waqt usko aur uske dono numbers ko block kar diya.

Pls sab log dhyan rakhe. Bijli vibhag kabhi aise WhatsApp par message karke light nahi kaatta, aur na hi koi third-party app (.apk) download karne ko bolta hai. Ye file install karte hi aapke phone ka access aur bank OTPs sidha unke paas chale jayenge.

Apne family groups me aur specially parents/elders ko iske baare me jarur batana, wo log aisi light katne ki dhamki se jaldi panic ho jate hain aur inke jaal me fass jate hain. Be safe!

Here's the situation

I ordered a Samsung sd card (evo)128 gb from flipkart probably around 7-8 month ago which I recieved well which i couldn't differentiate between original and fake, after patching it to my phone and using it to transfer files on it 2-3 times I found out that the chip is a fake as my files got corrupted permanently damaged also the transfer speed was way to low for something from the evo series of Samsung, I noticed it a bit tad too late around a month has passed and I didn't thought I could return it anyways so I left it but now I saw it in my bag and it caught my attention, can I do something(I still have the invoice ,but I the payment method I chose was cod so I dunno?

what are the best options for me

(benchmark at the end its around 7-8 times lower than the originals)

My sister ordered a saree from Flipkart, and what happened next is honestly unbelievable.

The parcel arrived with the Flipkart shipping label attached. We opened it expecting to find the saree.

Instead, there was a bag full of what appears to be mud/soil inside.

We have photos of the parcel, the shipping label, the packaging and the contents. We also have an unboxing video showing what was received.

Naturally, we tried to raise a return/refund request.

But now we're getting another problem.

When trying to initiate the return, Flipkart shows this message:

“Your return request cannot be fulfilled as our systems have detected an unusually high number of return requests from you.”

It tells us to go through the “Need Help” section from the order details page instead.

The strange part is that we're not trying to return some ordinary product because we changed our mind. The ordered saree was not delivered at all. We received a bag of mud instead.

We've kept the entire parcel and its contents as received and have evidence of everything.

At this point, we're trying to figure out the best way to escalate this if Flipkart doesn't resolve it.

Has anyone experienced something similar with Flipkart? What would be the best next step — customer support escalation, grievance officer, or consumer complaint?

I'm not accusing anyone of intentionally doing this without evidence. I just want Flipkart to properly investigate how an order for a saree resulted in a parcel containing mud, and why the return system is now refusing the return request.

Photos, the return-error screenshot, and unboxing evidence attached.

Fellow redditors, a scammer is active on reddit claiming from Maharashtra (especially thane region) actively posting since past two months after a gap of two three days his family sob story about dad left and only single mom left as breadearner and last couple of days to pay college fees and sometimes claims his partial fees is pending he had already raised around 9000 from reddit itself. But he won't stop till date today he was posting as a female same story with gender change to target larger audience new post is https://www.reddit.com/r/IndiaFinance/s/qkAqKuEYcZ

Be careful of such scammers don't pay a dime no matter how urgent or desperate the post claims to be.

Those who have paid report the details on cybercrime portal.

Same as title? I placed order just to see whether it will go thru or not, but it did (cod) Website- techbsb.in