Pos Malaysia: Beware of parcel scam using APK files


KUALA LUMPUR: If you receive notifications asking you to submit personal details through an APK file to fulfil your parcel delivery, ignore it immediately as it is a scam attempt.

Pos Malaysia operations director Zaini Yahman said this was among the tactics used by scammers in carrying out parcel scams, adding that the notifications could be sent through emails, phone calls or even SMS.

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