Have you ever been sent a fictitious package?

@May2k8 (18359)
Indonesia
January 17, 2024 1:15am CST
My father several years ago shopped online via an advertising link and he never asked me or anyone who knew better. Yesterday my father received a package that he didn't order at all, which the courier said was perfume and the payment method was COD (Cash on Delivery). after we confirmed that we didn't feel like ordering the item, luckily the courier wanted to return the package to the sender. That's why we must always be careful when shopping online, if the shop does not go through an official e-commerce platform, it can force us to buy their products.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (471500)
• Switzerland
17 Jan
I received one many years ago, well before Internet existed. It was when I had to get married. People checked the list of marriages and they send fictitious packages, pretending it was a wedding gift, where you had to pay a little amount for the shipping. Nothing is new in this world.
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May2k8
@May2k8 (18359)
• Indonesia
17 Jan
This is what has happened since the internet appeared here. If we have already entered all the information, it will continue to be used by cunning sellers.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (471500)
• Switzerland
17 Jan
@May2k8 I only order from a couple of sites I really trust.
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May2k8
@May2k8 (18359)
• Indonesia
17 Jan
@LadyDuck Me too, I can't always keep an eye on what my father is doing. He was also starting to go senile.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (139933)
• Philippines
17 Jan
That is something new to experience. I agree that we need to be vigilant when dealing things online.
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May2k8
@May2k8 (18359)
• Indonesia
17 Jan
always use applications that are official and supervised by the government, many unclear applications have appeared recently.
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May2k8
@May2k8 (18359)
• Indonesia
18 Jan
@Shavkat Moreover, nowadays everything can be done in less than 1 minute.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (139933)
• Philippines
18 Jan
@May2k8 I agree. I was a victim of this scammer. He got some money from my bank. It was a big lesson for me.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (92711)
• United States
17 Jan
It’s amazing what people will do to try to cheat others out of a little money.
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May2k8
@May2k8 (18359)
• Indonesia
18 Jan
actually the money they get is not small, they sell it more expensive than the official price.
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Joy
@PurnaSharma (2562)
• Guwahati, India
17 Jan
If I didn't order anything but arrived any such fictitious order by cash on delivery means. I never accept such an order, rather I quarrel with them and threaten to file a court case against them.
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May2k8
@May2k8 (18359)
• Indonesia
18 Jan
In this case the courier doesn't know anything because they were only told to deliver the goods, we might be able to sue the shop that sent the goods.
Mildred Tabitha
@mildredtabitha (16126)
• Nairobi, Kenya
17 Jan
I'm glad you were not forced to pay for the perfume. I think they misunderstood the delivery address.
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May2k8
@May2k8 (18359)
• Indonesia
17 Jan
The number and the address is correct. If we are forced to pay for what we did not order, we can take the seller to legal action.
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May2k8
@May2k8 (18359)
• Indonesia
18 Jan
@mildredtabitha every action must have consequences.
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Mildred Tabitha
@mildredtabitha (16126)
• Nairobi, Kenya
17 Jan
@May2k8 And the seller won't like it.
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Diana
@dya80dya (36657)
•
17 Jan
Some of these are scams.
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May2k8
@May2k8 (18359)
• Indonesia
18 Jan
Yes, that's right, after they succeed in cheating, their cellphone number will not be able to be contacted.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (180674)
• United States
29 Jan
Not to my recollection but it may have happened. I am glad your father didn't pay for it..
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OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (89882)
• Arvada, Colorado
17 Jan
I have. It was when I lived in the last place. I never could find the owner..so I did not open it though..it was to my address but another name. When I moved, I left it there as the post office didnt want it.
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May2k8
@May2k8 (18359)
• Indonesia
17 Jan
If it's not in your name, why do you accept it? And you don't have to pay for it, right?
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (139697)
• Roseburg, Oregon
17 Jan
That was good you did not pay and send the package back.
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May2k8
@May2k8 (18359)
• Indonesia
17 Jan
The problem is that my father has been cheated twice, he always gets goods that are easily damaged at high prices.
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Metsrock69
@Metsrock69 (3582)
• United States
2 Mar
I always get free samples in the mail but only once in a while order from their companies
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May2k8
@May2k8 (18359)
• Indonesia
3 Mar
I only get a product offer and still have to buy it.
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BANKIM
@banksim (5256)
•
17 Jan
it may be some scam
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May2k8
@May2k8 (18359)
• Indonesia
17 Jan
maybe, even though it's been a long time....it seems like they already wrote down his name and address.
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DINNERLADY
@lazydaizee (6735)
• United Kingdom
17 Jan
That sounds suspicious to me because most online retailers would not use cash on delivery. You normally have to pay for the goods before they will send them out. Perhaps it is different in your country.
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