During the festive period, you receive a lot more letters and
parcels to your address. However, not all these may be for you — one
trick fraudsters use is to purchase goods online, using an innocent
person’s address for delivery. Once an item has arrived at this address,
someone wearing ‘official looking’ clothing will approach the address
and attempt to collect the package, stating it has been incorrectly
delivered. These parcels are most likely purchased fraudulently,
possibly using cloned credit card details — and your address to cover
the criminal’s tracks.
How you can protect yourself:
- Ask for identification of delivery people attending your home.
- If you’re suspicious in any way, do not let anyone inside your home.
- Do not sign for anything you have not ordered or you are not expecting.
- Never accept or handle anything you deem suspicious.
- If in any doubt, call the police.
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