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Fake Buffalo Couriers pages ask for your ID and card details to pay a delivery fee

A Buffalo Couriers-branded page shows a fake shipment summary and says an R18.99 shipping fee must be confirmed within 48 hours. A confirmation button leads to a second page that requests an ID or passport number, cellphone number, card number, expiry date, and CVV. The pages are hosted on an unrelated address, and the second page's code sends submitted information to an unknown Telegram recipient. Do not enter details or pay through the pages; check deliveries through the courier's official website or app opened independently.

Screenshot of a Buffalo Couriers-branded delivery page asking for an R18.99 payment and full identity and card details.
A fake delivery-fee page asks for an ID or passport number and full card details, including the CVV.

Observed domain or link

  • f006[.]backblazeb2[.]com
  • buffalo[.]co[.]za

What to do

  • Close the page. Do not enter your ID, passport number, phone number, card details, or CVV.
  • Do not pay a delivery fee through a link from an unexpected message.
  • Open the courier's official app or type its known website address yourself to check the shipment.
  • If you entered card details, contact your bank immediately and ask about blocking or replacing the card.
  • If you entered an ID or passport number, be alert for identity-theft follow-up messages and contact the relevant authority or fraud service for advice.
  • Report the message or page through the service where you received it, then delete it.

What this alert does not establish

  • The downloaded page shows how submitted data is sent to a Telegram bot, but it does not establish who controls that bot or how many people submitted information.

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