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Scam

goldensrbest — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:15:53 GMT

I got a box delivered ,i did not order from fenda musical,it was addressed to amazon,and me , i got on line with amazon,it is a scam,it is a amplifier they said to give it away,or trash it.

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m0rgan — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:20:33 GMT

I have heard of these kind of scams. Can't figure out the purpose.

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SilleeMee — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:37:33 GMT

Those type of scam products are sent to unsuspecting people in hopes that the person receiving the item will scan the QR code inside the box. If that QR code is scanned then it takes you to a fake 'amazon' website where the scammers get your personal info and then steal your identity.

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RescueLover — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:03:36 GMT

Thanks for sharing that valuable information with us ! @SilleeMee 🌸

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Tricolor — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:44:22 GMT

I recently had scam situation but not similar to yours. My CC was hacked I contacted the bank and everything was taken care of. A few days later I received 3 letters from my bank suspending my online banking app and closing my account. I checked and my app was still functioning. The letters stated that I needed to call the bank with the number in the letter. I called the number on the bank of my card instead and found out that number was not even in my bank's system. Had I called that number I would have fallen for a scam.

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goldensrbest — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:44:54 GMT

@SilleeMee , thanks i wondered the purpose.

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We rescue cats — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:58:50 GMT

It really is very sad that this is the way things are happening in today's world. We send customers a very nice thank you gift-it goes to the company office. But in the past couple of months the package was refused and returned to the sender, which is the winery. The gift is a $100 bottle of wine. Just this morning I received a notice that 4 bottles were returned.

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beckyb1012 — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:18:55 GMT

Wow @SilleeMee thanks for the info. I think I have only scanned one QR code and took forever to get it right but still that is frightening.

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Carmie — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:40:42 GMT

About two weeks ago, we got a small package addressed to a lady we didn't know with our address clearly shown on the label.

I looked up the company's name and address to see what it could possibly be inside. The company was legit and they made dentures.

We googled the lady's name and figured out she lived about two streets away.

My husband drove to her house and asked if the package was hers. It was.

We have received some crazy things in the mail, even scam items, but this was the first time, a neighbor we don't know, somehow got her package sent to our house.

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sunshine45 — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:51:34 GMT

@We rescue cats wrote:
It really is very sad that this is the way things are happening in today's world. We send customers a very nice thank you gift-it goes to the company office. But in the past couple of months the package was refused and returned to the sender, which is the winery. The gift is a $100 bottle of wine. Just this morning I received a notice that 4 bottles were returned.

can i send you my address @We rescue cats ?

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Venezia — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:02:22 GMT

@We rescue cats - Maybe to prevent an issue with your gifts being returned, you should send a heads up to the customers in advance.

That way they know to expect the package and that it's not a scam or something sent in error.

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sunshine45 — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:07:29 GMT

if you cannot use it then just give it away on a free local facebook group or through nextdoor if you use that app. someone will be happy with it.

i have received "free items" from amazon. they probably want reviews on the item.

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Luv2Dnce — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:44:23 GMT

SilleeMee,

I've never heard about this. Thanks for letting us know!

By the way, I love your profile name!

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SactoSue — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:49:32 GMT

WOW

I have occasionally received unordered small items of this sort, from an unknown foreign address and "vendor" .

I have also tried to work out what the scam is, so this information is really helpful and thank you for posting it.

I just remove or mark out any information with my name and address on it and throw it in the trash.

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Kachina624 — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 19:03:13 GMT

@Carmie wrote:
About two weeks ago, we got a small package addressed to a lady we didn't know with our address clearly shown on the label.

I looked up the company's name and address to see what it could possibly be inside. The company was legit and they made dentures.

We googled the lady's name and figured out she lived about two streets away.

My husband drove to her house and asked if the package was hers. It was.

We have received some crazy things in the mail, even scam items, but this was the first time, a neighbor we don't know, somehow got her package sent to our house.

@Carmie. From what I read on the NextDoor app, this sort of thing happens all the time. One poor women gets big, expensive items all the time for a person she doesn't know, most recently a huge case of disposable diapers. You'd think the intended recipient would get this straightened out.

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We rescue cats — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 19:07:00 GMT

@Venezia We do, most of them are on our mailing list, we send contracts and their address and phone is on it.But 99% of our contracts and contact is electronic. Funny that this happens, we are really well known for sending this particular wine. . . part of the fun has always been that the recipient is so excited when they open the box, the presentation is really nice.

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Venezia — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 19:52:01 GMT

Something else that has puzzled or concerned me in the past week is a couple of orders I've had being delivered by FedEx.

I got emails with a tracking number and, when I clicked on it, the FedEx page said they had duplicate tracking numbers!

Sure enough, one was for me and the others showed someone else's address (town or city only), but with a photo of the item delivered to them. (This has happened twice already.)

How on earth do they use duplicate tracking numbers? And how do they make sure the items get to the correct destination?

I've never seen anything like that before and I'll bring it to the attention of the retailer with whom I placed the orders.

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RescueLover — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 20:33:20 GMT

@Venezia 🌸

I’m not sure I would open an email that might have been a scammer, instead of FEDEX.

I would have gone to the website of the company and check the package status instead, to be on the safe side.

Too many emails are looking more and more like the real thing, but quite possibly could be scams.

Unfortunately having a junk mail inbox is no guarantee that the scammer is Blocked.

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SilleeMee — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 20:39:47 GMT

I would never click on anything, for instance a link or a QR code, sent to me in an email even if the email seems to come from a legitimate source. Instead I go straight to source and not through any email. You can never be safe enough these days.

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Venezia — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 21:17:00 GMT

@RescueLover - The email was from the retailer (absolutely) and the duplicate tracking numbers were on the FedEx site. I would never click on anything from an unknown source. And I always hover over the sender's address in an email to verify it. I got the tracking number from the retailer's website, when I checked on my account.

(Too many years working in I.T.! My sister-in-law calls me paranoid. I call it being careful.)