Emails and texts are now common, saying:-


- your parcel has been delivered

- we're sorry we missed you

- please contact us urgently

- there's a problem with your delivery

- a new delivery slot is required


Purporting to from Amazon, FedEx, DHL etc.

The massive increase of internet ordered merchandise has increased the opportunities for scammers.


Beware. Even clicking on a link opens doors.

I want to know how any courier would get my personal address. The spelling on these scamming emails are terrible, I asked my postie if Royal Mail knows my email just for a laugh, he smiled and no.

I have a safe place that couriers use however I have no problem going to the sorting centre's myself to collect my items.

I hate that couriers deliver to houses to the wrong addresses. Not everyone is honest, last Christmas I only had to walk 40 yards to give a neighbour something they ordered but it was sent to me. The lady was distraught she was on the phone saying it's been delivered but it's not here etc. It was a box heavy and the label looked like it came from a fancy place.

I did have a record go missing in the post and it wasn't cheap either, the seller did his best track down the package and find another copy to no avail. A friend in Long Island managed to find send me a copy he found in a record shop over there. I am sure another postie took the original record home. It's not just scammers who want things it is some dodgy posties also.

I've noticed this; it really is spiralling. Oddly enough it's only my iPad that seems to have loads daily and they all end up in Spam. But the courier services are getting very dodgy too; as can be seen by the quality of my nuts that took a week (NEXT DAY Delivery!).

Green Man wrote:
I want to know how any courier would get my personal address. The spelling on these scamming emails are terrible, I asked my postie if Royal Mail knows my email just for a laugh, he smiled and no.

I have a safe place that couriers use however I have no problem going to the sorting centre's myself to collect my items.

I hate that couriers deliver to houses to the wrong addresses. Not everyone is honest, last Christmas I only had to walk 40 yards to give a neighbour something they ordered but it was sent to me. The lady was distraught she was on the phone saying it's been delivered but it's not here etc. It was a box heavy and the label looked like it came from a fancy place.

I did have a record go missing in the post and it wasn't cheap either, the seller did his best track down the package and find another copy to no avail. A friend in Long Island managed to find send me a copy he found in a record shop over there. I am sure another postie took the original record home. It's not just scammers who want things it is some dodgy posties also.

Ha! I might have it. I have had some poor sod's rare vinyl's waiting in the hall for nearly a year. It is not our address or name, and the street on the label doesn't exist so we re-posted it and it came back to us.

Whether you ordered an item or not, the basic scam here is to give you your money back! As the fault was all someone else's - and you shouldn't be inconvenienced.

But to provide this seemingly excellent service, the scammer will seek your credit card details to effect the refund. (The information he had is unfortunately securely stored on another system)!

Many are delighted with a £50 refund for an item they never ordered - and to provide their credit card number and CVV code. On receipt of which, the scammer will be able to spend your money.

Valerie Tindal wrote:
Whether you ordered an item or not, the basic scam here is to give you your money back! As the fault was all someone else's - and you shouldn't be inconvenienced.

But to provide this seemingly excellent service, the scammer will seek your credit card details to effect the refund. (The information he had is unfortunately securely stored on another system)!

Many are delighted with a £50 refund for an item they never ordered - and to provide their credit card number and CVV code. On receipt of which, the scammer will be able to spend your money.

You have to lose your faculties to fool for scams especially the Iphone winner spam emails I do get.

Honey wrote:
Green Man wrote:
I want to know how any courier would get my personal address. The spelling on these scamming emails are terrible, I asked my postie if Royal Mail knows my email just for a laugh, he smiled and no.

I have a safe place that couriers use however I have no problem going to the sorting centre's myself to collect my items.

I hate that couriers deliver to houses to the wrong addresses. Not everyone is honest, last Christmas I only had to walk 40 yards to give a neighbour something they ordered but it was sent to me. The lady was distraught she was on the phone saying it's been delivered but it's not here etc. It was a box heavy and the label looked like it came from a fancy place.

I did have a record go missing in the post and it wasn't cheap either, the seller did his best track down the package and find another copy to no avail. A friend in Long Island managed to find send me a copy he found in a record shop over there. I am sure another postie took the original record home. It's not just scammers who want things it is some dodgy posties also.

Ha! I might have it. I have had some poor sod's rare vinyl's waiting in the hall for nearly a year. It is not our address or name, and the street on the label doesn't exist so we re-posted it and it came back to us.

Is it Ted Nugent and The Amboy Dukes? If so it's mine.

Green Man wrote:
[quote]Honey wrote:
[quote]Green Man wrote:


Is it Ted Nugent and The Amboy Dukes? If so it's mine.

Is it Mahler's 5th and late Beethoven String Quartets? If so it's mine.

Wyot wrote:
[quote]Green Man wrote:
[quote]Honey wrote:
Green Man wrote:


Is it Ted Nugent and The Amboy Dukes? If so it's mine.

Is it Mahler's 5th and late Beethoven String Quartets? If so it's mine.

You are one posh git Wyot, however Mahler is class. Tony Banks is a huge fan also.

Valerie Tindal wrote:
Whether you ordered an item or not, the basic scam here is to give you your money back! As the fault was all someone else's - and you shouldn't be inconvenienced.

But to provide this seemingly excellent service, the scammer will seek your credit card details to effect the refund. (The information he had is unfortunately securely stored on an⁶other system)!

Many are delighted w8ith a £50 refund for an item they never ordered - and to provide their crediyt card number and CVV code. On receipt of which, the scammer will be able to spend your money.


Usually, the card issuing financial institution will reimburse funds which have been scammed. Except where the card holder has been extremely negligent.

Say by divulging the card number and CVV code to an unknown party and/or by not immediately reporting unauthorised or unidentified charges to their card.

Even with all the safeguards in place, credit card fraud in enormous, throughout the globe. Amongst the billions of daily transactions by a highly useful tool.

I only opened it briefly ages ago to see if there was ID, but I think it was an early Dark Side of the moon, a Prince album, and an old Beatles, I cant remember which. And a dance track I cant remember either.
I wonder how long I have to wait before they are mine?

Honey wrote:
I only opened it briefly ages ago to see if there was ID, but I think it was an early Dark Side of the moon, a Prince album, and an old Beatles, I cant remember which. And a dance track I cant remember either.
I wonder how long I have to wait before they are mine?

Keep them Honey, it can't be traced, you did your bit to find the rightful owner. I always try to find the right person if I get someone else's mail. Somethings either have no return label or address that's non existent.

Stuff I get from the previous homeowners I put back in the mail with "No longer at this address" scrawled across the envelope.

Honey wrote:
I wonder how long I have to wait before they are mine?

Legally, never. You didn't order them or pay for them - someone just brought the parcel to the wrong address.

To obtain legitimate ownership, it'd be necessary to contact the sender/shipper/delivery company - to arrange a solution.

Valerie Tindal wrote:
Honey wrote:
I wonder how long I have to wait before they are mine?

Legally, never. You didn't order them or pay for them - someone just brought the parcel to the wrong address.

To obtain legitimate ownership, it'd be necessary to contact the sender/shipper/delivery company - to arrange a solution.

Like that will be possible if there no information to go by. The police are too busy arresting people of Tweets, creating Tik Tok videos, or sitting in a car catching people doing minor driving offenses over property and goods. If you call the police for a burglary they will turn up eventually, take down a brief statement and tell you look on selling sites or car boots to buy back your property if you see it listed and call the insurance company.

Like they did with me over my generator, power tools and some Genesis box sets. Yes the shed was locked and bolted but nothing is 100%. I had massive argument with the insurance company also.

So will get my copy LP of Ted Nugent Survival Of The Fittest that went missing in the post ? It's been about 3 years or so Barney.