Be careful if you wait for the reception of an Amazon package, especially if the product you have ordered online has value.
We do not always be wary of people who come to ring at our door when we are waiting for a package, especially when we can’t wait to receive it. However, if you expect a package ordered on Amazon and that in addition, the product has a certain value, you will need to redouble vigilance. Indeed, a new scam has spread since the end of year celebrations, and seems to continue to make victims in France.
Concretely, once arrived at the person, the delivery man requests a six -digit verification code, for more security. This code sent by email via the platform will, according to the delivery man, erroneous. He then proposed a last attempt, specifying that if it fails again, the package could not be given today. You will then need to contact Amazon customer service in order to set another appointment. The delivery man even invites you to go back to the end of the day at the end of his tour, once the situation is settled.
But all this is only a lure: of course, the delivery man has no intention of going to deliver the package to you. What did he do? “He especially kept the right code to be able to enter it on his side, validate the order and thus steal the package,” warns Masdak on his Tiktok account. On your side, it will be difficult to prove to customer service that the package has not been delivered, since the delivery man can affirm the opposite.
The influencer advises always checking the entry of the code, especially if the first code failed. Finally, you should know that packages of relay parcels are sometimes safer to avoid these kinds of scams. Anyway, you always have to be wary, especially if the delivery man does not inspire confidence or you expect a parcel of value.