“The message came with a template very similar to the one used by a delivery company I often use. “However, it included a QR code and asked me to make the payment immediately,” he said when contacted yesterday. “The WhatsApp message said I needed to make the payment immediately because the rider still had other deliveries to complete. Zul Ariffin Mohd Sani shared a similar experience when he received a message on WhatsApp claiming to be from a popular courier company. The safest response when unsure or receiving such a ­notification is to reject the parcel or refuse payment, added Ram.

Source: The Star March 09, 2026 13:08 UTC