So, went to get my mail, saw a package. I was already expecting one, so blah, blah, blah, I opened it and quickly realized it wasn’t my package. It’s a tirara, as well as a bracelet. I looked up the brand and, thankfully, they’re not diamonds or anything crazy, but they range from $150 to almost $700, either scale being expensive to me. And a tirara has to be an event, which makes it even worse. I checked for an order slip to reference the number, but it’s only the tiara. I don’t recognize the name, and I’ve been at this address for a few years. Do I just return to sender and hope for the best? Community post?
Call the sender and ask what to do.
CameronDev@programming.dev 5 days ago
This is probably a scam:
www.uspis.gov/news/scam-article/brushing-scam
2ugly2live@lemmy.world 5 days ago
I didn’t think of that. The name is pretty generic.
CameronDev@programming.dev 5 days ago
That makes even more sense, they probably dont stand out in the crowded market place, but for a few dollars in shipping and lost product, they can get a glowing review to push them up.
Its important to realise that while the item might list for $$$$$, it probably only costs $ to manufacture.
Zwuzelmaus@feddit.org 4 days ago
Note that this may be correct only in Usa. Different in other countries.
CameronDev@programming.dev 4 days ago
Do you know of any countries that have different laws? I’m curious as to how it would work?
Whats_a_lemmy@ponder.cat 5 days ago
Those usually involve cheaper items, though.
algorithmae@lemmy.sdf.org 5 days ago
OP may see it listed for $150-700, but who’s not to say it’s a $2 knock-off?
CameronDev@programming.dev 5 days ago
It may be a fake item, but also remember that the cost to make jewelry is usually far less than what they are sold for, so it probably wasn’t hundreds of dollars.
I’ll update when I find the video, but there was a woman who gave a blackhat talk about it, and she got a coffee machine, so its not without precedence to spend hundreds.
theneverfox@pawb.social 4 days ago
Well, theoretically they’re just paying Amazon’s cut and taxes… Which isn’t nothing, but if their markup is high enough it could still math out
Kolanaki@pawb.social 4 days ago
I’ve heard of this scam, but I also don’t know how fast change of address works. I sometimes get the occasional package post marked over a year prior arriving at my doorstep with the address of my apartment, but for a previous tenant.
TheButtonJustSpins@infosec.pub 4 days ago
Well that’s interesting.