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Some merchants may provide a refund upon seeing the item delivered to the same ZIP code; however this is generally used by fake online stores when selling items. This scam exploits a flaw in the tracking system; online tracking will usually only show the ZIP code the package was delivered to, instead of the full address. [6]
The consumers receiving the product often aren't "harmed" in the scam – and they often get to keep the free product – so some call the brushing scams "victimless" crimes.
A Bogart man reported he lost $15,000 worth of computer equipment in an unusual scheme where a UPS driver was stopped by a man during the delivery and was able to convince her he was the intended ...
To my befuddlement, UPS's tracking log had my goods breaking the laws of physics. It showed an "arrival scan" in Newark, NJ, at 6:27 a.m. But three minutes later, at 6:30 a.m., my box was listed ...
In the parcel mule scam, scammers often attract their victims under the guise of a bogus work-from-home opportunity, [1] although other angles, such as a romance scam may be used to lure victims. [1] Victims begin to receive packages, often with high value contents (such as consumer electronics or designer clothes and shoes) at the address they ...
The "Swoop and Squat" scheme may also involve three cars that work in tandem to cause a car accident: one pulls in front of the victim, the ‘squatter’, another cuts the car off in front of the victim a couple of seconds afterward the ‘swooper’ cuts both off, forcing the “squat” car to brake, while the third pulls alongside the ...
Experts share guidance on how you can avoid this scam. Scammers are using a hoax called smishing to try to deceive consumers who send packages through the mail. Experts share guidance on how you ...
Several police cars pursued the suspects until the UPS truck became boxed in by slow-moving rush hour traffic in Miramar, about 20 miles (32 km) north of the jewelry store. [9] Police then took cover behind the cars containing bystanders and later claimed the suspects opened fire first; [ 9 ] however, the lawyer representing the two innocent ...