UPS and FedEx warning: Beware of deliveries you didn’t order

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Clark Howard - 4/25/2017 - Theo Thimou - UPS and FedEx are contending with a new wrinkle in package scams that involves fraudulently ordered electronics being returned to criminals rather than to a legitimate retail address.Watch out for this hot package scam. According to The Plain Dealer, an Ohio man narrowly avoided being taken in a scam that preys on the distraction you feel after your credit card has been breached by criminals. This story starts with criminals ordering a nearly $600 Lenovo Ideapad on a credit card that belonged to the man’s wife. Fortunately, the couple was signed up for email alerts from their bank. Each time a new charge is posted to their account, they get an instant notification. The couple immediately reported the charge as fraudulent to their bank, which hadn’t noticed any red flags around the purchase of the computer from Best Buy. Once alerted, the bank immediately stopped payment on the order. Yet a few days later, the computer showed up at the couple’s home on a UPS truck. The man called Best Buy to explain what was going on. Fortunately, he able to return the computer to a local Best Buy store — no harm, no foul. Read more @ http://clark.com/scams-rip-offs/ups-and ... dnt-order/