Timeline for Changed name tag on doorbell - is this a known scam?
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| Dec 13 at 6:45 | history | edited | Lehue | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Dec 5 at 20:30 | comment | added | keshlam | I agree with @DJClayworth that the delivery service should be delivering to that person at that address, and if that name isn't on the mailbox they should knock and ask for that person. Some parcel services fail to do so even when you have paid for hand to hand delivery with signature, and since parcel services these days often transship on other services one bad actor can break things for everyone. | |
| Dec 5 at 20:28 | comment | added | keshlam | This is a personal finance discussion, which means we often get into the topic of financial scams, but it isn't clear that this falls in that set. I'm not sure where a better place would be; it might not be on Stack Exchange. Some governments maintain lists of things to watch out for; it might be worth reading some of those pages to see if they mention this particular problem. | |
| Dec 5 at 20:10 | comment | added | Lehue | @ i should have clarified, it is an apartment building with at least 10 residents. If you are at someone else's place you would put the name as c/o on the package, at least where she lives (Germany) | |
| Dec 5 at 20:07 | comment | added | Lehue | Sorry, I thought scam belongs here. Which is the right stack exchange? | |
| Dec 5 at 20:07 | comment | added | Lehue | @keshlam her name Tag was present beneath the new one as it is inside the doorbell case and the new one was stuck on top of the doorbell. | |
| Dec 5 at 20:02 | history | edited | DJClayworth |
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| Dec 5 at 19:52 | comment | added | DJClayworth | This seems like a spurious excuse. There are plenty of reasons why the name of the recipient wouldn't be on the doorbell, starting with living with a person who has a different last name. If your friend really had this happen, your friend should just get the deliverer to deliver the package whatever is on the doorbell. | |
| Dec 5 at 5:45 | comment | added | keshlam | This sounds more like her name tag fell off, exposing the previous one, than like somebody applied a new one. And I agree, it is out of scope; not all scams are on topic here. | |
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| Dec 4 at 17:15 | comment | added | littleadv | I’m voting to close this question because it is not about personal finance. Seems like a physical security question. | |
| Dec 4 at 8:57 | history | asked | Lehue | CC BY-SA 4.0 |