Victim of "Brushing" Today, Received Package I Never Ordered

[peramangkelder]

@SeaBreeze even though there was a valid reason for you receiving the masks it makes very good sense to keep
our passwords or two factor authentication up to date and do NOT click on any suspicious link in a text or email
I had my details stolen/hacked twice a few years ago and my credit card company was on it like a fly to
Someone was using my details to purchase items in the early hours of the morning and the 'purchasing pattern' was wrong

 

[win231]

I ordered 6 "Zero Water" filters from Bed, Bath & Beyond online. They arrived this morning.
When I complained about the price, they gave me 20% off, plus another $10.00 off and free shipping for a minimum order.
I be drinkin' good water & coffee for awhile......

 

[SeaBreeze]

@SeaBreeze even though there was a valid reason for you receiving the masks it makes very good sense to keep
our passwords or two factor authentication up to date and do NOT click on any suspicious link in a text or email
I had my details stolen/hacked twice a few years ago and my credit card company was on it like a fly to
Someone was using my details to purchase items in the early hours of the morning and the 'purchasing pattern' was wrong

Thanks for sharing your experience @peramangkelder, good warning and advice.

 

[SeaBreeze]

In Pennsylvania, as long as your credit card was not charged for the item, it shows that you did not order it and at that point, it shall become your property. If you didn't order the item, but your credit card was charged for it, you are legally responsible for paying for or returning the item.

Yes, that makes sense and I believe it's that way in most if not all states, not just Pennsylvania. Of course if my card was charged, I would have had to make the decision to either keep the item or return it for a refund.

 

[OneEyedDiva]

Today I received a package from Amazon that I never ordered. Inside the envelope was a box of disposable masks, 50 count, made in China. No information of worth was on the envelope.

I heard on the news about people getting packages that they didn't buy and scammers using their Amazon name to write false politive reviews on the items. I googled about it and learned it was called 'brushing'. I was going to contact Amazon to tell them, but their chat feature is useless and I couldn't use the call me feature because I had to click on a reason that had nothing to do with my concern.

Anyhoo, I just went in and changed my password, and deleted a credit card they had saved from my last purchase. I am usually careful to uncheck the box for them to keep the card on file for other purchases. It's convenient, but I never liked that idea.

Anyone here been a victim of brushing?

Within the last couple of weeks, I've had occassion to use both the chat feature and (day before yesterday) the call back feature. They do give the option of clicking "somethng else" if your issue is not listed.