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I ran a small company for 10 years (I just closed it during the pandemic) and we bought lots of stuff on Amazon. The latest scam I ran into was that I would ge
by johnny99k 3y ago
I ran a small company for 10 years (I just closed it during the pandemic) and we bought lots of stuff on Amazon.
The latest scam I ran into was that I would get a tracking number that matched my city and state. USPS doesn't usually put any other information on the tracking number, so Amazon would claim it was delivered.
The scammer would order a very small package (less than a lb) to a random address in our city and then use that tracking number to scam me out of hundreds of dollars.
I was only ever able to get my money back by going to my USPS office and getting a manager to sign and date a form that said that the package was not delivered to my address. Due to privacy concerns, I could never see the destination address.
It's a huge inconvenience and most people won't go through this (or even know they need to get this info from a manger).
- lsllc 3y agoYou mention your company has closed ... but FWIW: Next time try the United States Postal Inspection Service. They are a full federal law enforcement agency with nationwide jurisdiction and might be interested in a case like this (IDK how much they are kicking-down-doors-guns-blazing or investigating dog-bites-mail-person cases). I once had a law enforcement friend tell me that if you're ever buying items on eBay and are worried about scams, pay for it with a USPS money order (by mail) because any scams would then be mail fraud for the USPIS to investigate vs. your local PD who isn't going to be able to do much if the scammer is elsewhere. YMMV!