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Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy
We were scammed a bit differently but with an apple iphone we never purchased, and FedEx employees had to be in on it. The first part was a social security number stolen from a Subaru new car purchase which was financed. Then an internet credit card was created for the charge. Then the iphone had an address of our house, and we called Fedex at 7 AM, and they confirmed it was out for delivery . . so how would the thieves get the phone?
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Three possibilities I can think of:
1. Sure, the scammers could have a FedEx employee working for them who can identify and divert a package.
2. The scammers could track the package then take the package off your porch before you get a chance to find it.
3. The scammers provided a fake email and fake phone number and were impersonating FedEx in order to get you to call about the unexpected package. Of course, the first thing you would need to do is prove it was really you on the phone by giving them some personal information.....
Do you know that the iPhone actually existed and the credit card was actually created?
I don't know how many times I have received an email from Amazon, UPS, FedEx, or USPS telling me a packages (that I was not expecting) could not be delivered unless I called and provided more information. I ignore these.
I don't know how many times I've received emails confirming purchases I have made (usually iPhones, iPads, McAfee products, or Geek Squad services) and noting how much my PayPal account will be debited and giving a number to call if I don't recognize the purchase. These get ignored as well.
I have received several notices from banks (that I don't have accounts at) warning me that my account was about to be closed if I don't click this link and login now. More messages to ignore.
In all these cases there really was no package, no purchase, and no account, only the hope that I would give them information.