Fraudsters use SMS to try to lure the recipient into an expensive subscription trap and also misuse the DHL name.

The fraudsters pretend that a package from the SMS recipient was stopped at the "distribution center and a payment of 2-" is outstanding. But anyone who enters their data here and pays the 2 euros will experience a nasty surprise: it is a subscription trap .

Detailed analysis

Many people are currently receiving an SMS from TrackInfo – supposedly a package is still in Terminal 21 and should be picked up today. Information would be required to receive the package. The sender provides a link for this.

Anyone who follows the link will reach an extremely professionally recreated DHL website. A tracking number is already noted on this fake page. We click on the magnifying glass and go to another page. This informed us that our package was on its way, but had been stopped at the distribution center and a payment of 2 - (plums, towels, euros?) was outstanding.

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If we pay the amount, the package would be “processed”. So we click on the “To payment” button and go to a data entry mask. And this is where the trap finally snaps shut!

In the small print you will find this extremely interesting information:

By clicking Continue, you agree to our Terms of Service. You can find out how we collect, use and share your data in our data policy. Our Cookie Policy explains how we use cookies and similar technologies. Gym tracker. net is a product based on an automatic subscription 69.00 eur and will be renewed at the end of the 5-day trial period unless canceled before the end of this date.

So all of this was just a pretext to lure the SMS recipient into an expensive subscription trap!

Conclusion

The scammers don't shy away from misleading the SMS recipient!

DHL has nothing to do with this, the company's name is being misused to make the victim believe that it is about a package that is stuck. In reality, they want to lead the recipient to take out a subscription.

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Tips:
If you are actually expecting a package, do not follow any link provided, but instead go to the package shipping website manually and type in the shipping number by hand.

The postage amount of 2 euros also seems very low.

If in doubt, ALWAYS contact the parcel delivery company and inform them about the SMS you received!

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