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Influencer Asked Fans for Diwali Sweets and Received Luxury Appliances on COD
- •Madurai social media influencer Veeramani asked his followers for a box of Diwali sweets by sharing his phone number and address online.
- •Instead of sweets, strangers placed massive cash-on-delivery orders in his name including a television worth Rs 1.69 lakh, refrigerators, and washing machines.
- •The prank caused immense distress, with delivery executives constantly arriving at his home and forcing Veeramani to beg people to stop.
- •Online chatter also claimed that a JCB excavator and a military tank worth Rs 70 crore were ordered for him, along with fake kidney donation enquiries.
- •Due to the continuous harassment and unverified cash-on-delivery orders, Veeramani reportedly locked his house and left Madurai.
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Veeramani shared his phone number and home address on social media ahead of Diwali 2026, asking followers to send him festive sweets. Strangers subsequently used these personal details to place numerous unwanted cash-on-delivery orders for expensive items in his name.
Delivery executives brought bulky packages from platforms like Amazon and Flipkart, including refrigerators, washing machines, smartphones, and a television reportedly valued at Rs 1.69 lakh. Neighbours also reported food deliveries and online chatter mentioned bizarre items like a JCB excavator and a military tank.
The relentless flood of delivery visits, mounting distress, and confrontations caused Veeramani and his family to leave their residence after his landlord asked them to vacate. The influencer posted viral appeal videos begging people to stop and highlighting how hard the pranks were on delivery workers.
