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I have received two packages in the mail that I did not order. One last week and one this week. Both small.
The first was from an Amazon affiliate in Kentucky. Amazon told me to keep the package (a lint roller).
Today, I received in the mail (USPS) a package that looked like "Amazons small package", and it was a single linen napkin (not diapers to my Aussie friends). After checking it over and inside, I realized it was not from Amazon as the first one was. There was no company name for the sender, just an address that I checked online to a warehouse location in Indiana, but no name of the company.
I also did a google search for receiving unordered packages to a specific address or names. There is a kind of scam called "brushing" which I had never heard of, but I have now. It seems to be a predecessor to more down the line, but I may be reading too much into it.
Neither of the two packages are worth more than about $5.00 US.
I went to my local post office and they could not offer any help other than report it online to USPS.
Amazon Customer Service asked me if someone that I knew could have ordered it (for the package last week). My girls would have told me if they had. I named all of the family members that could have and they said that it was not them, but they could not divulge the information of WHO, if I did not name them. At least they have a name for the first package. I may call them back and have them flag that in case I do get any more.
Anyone get packages like this? Do you know of specific scams? Any information would be helpful. Am I too suspicious? Two unordered packages in two weeks can't be a coincidence, IMO.
PS - I do have some packages on order from a couple of places, and because I was expecting them, I did not bother checking WHERE they were from before opening. I will from now on though.
(The people on this forum have a wide range of experiences and expertise and I value it. So, I wanted to put it before you. Thanks in advance.)
The first was from an Amazon affiliate in Kentucky. Amazon told me to keep the package (a lint roller).
Today, I received in the mail (USPS) a package that looked like "Amazons small package", and it was a single linen napkin (not diapers to my Aussie friends). After checking it over and inside, I realized it was not from Amazon as the first one was. There was no company name for the sender, just an address that I checked online to a warehouse location in Indiana, but no name of the company.
I also did a google search for receiving unordered packages to a specific address or names. There is a kind of scam called "brushing" which I had never heard of, but I have now. It seems to be a predecessor to more down the line, but I may be reading too much into it.
Neither of the two packages are worth more than about $5.00 US.
I went to my local post office and they could not offer any help other than report it online to USPS.
Amazon Customer Service asked me if someone that I knew could have ordered it (for the package last week). My girls would have told me if they had. I named all of the family members that could have and they said that it was not them, but they could not divulge the information of WHO, if I did not name them. At least they have a name for the first package. I may call them back and have them flag that in case I do get any more.
Anyone get packages like this? Do you know of specific scams? Any information would be helpful. Am I too suspicious? Two unordered packages in two weeks can't be a coincidence, IMO.
PS - I do have some packages on order from a couple of places, and because I was expecting them, I did not bother checking WHERE they were from before opening. I will from now on though.
(The people on this forum have a wide range of experiences and expertise and I value it. So, I wanted to put it before you. Thanks in advance.)
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