DETROIT (FOX 2) - Police around the United States, including here in Michigan, are issuing warnings about the latest scam involving Amazon packages.
Saginaw police posted a warning about the scheme, called brushing scams. Here's how they work:
What are brushing scams?
Brushing scams involve packages not ordered by the victim, typically from Amazon. These packages have the recipients' address and tend to either have no return address or say they are from a known seller.
According to police, these packages contain a QR code inside them that recipients may scan to see who the sender was. However, the website that the victim is directed to can be used to steal the victim's personal information.
What you should do
If you receive a package addressed to you that you didn't order, it is OK to open it and keep whatever was inside. However, do not scan any QR codes that may be in the package.
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