Surely on more than one occasion you have been waiting for several packages at home, either because they come from Spain, China or any other country. It’s hard to keep track of everyone up to date, and some even arrive early. Sometimes it can even be a surprise because something comes to us that we do not remember asking for. The problem is that this situation can be real, and that we receive something that we have not asked for. And it is a scam.
This technique is known as ” brushing” . Last year, users in the United Kingdom and the United States began receiving plant seeds at home that they had not ordered. There seemed to be no clear pattern, and the packages were even sent to people who claimed they had never bought anything online. The thousands of recipients of these seeds were advised not to plant the seeds under any circumstances, as they could lead to serious imbalances in the environment. After that, Amazon banned the sale of seeds on the web.
Brushing: be careful what you receive at home
In this case, the scam consists of a seller or a company buying a product for itself and sending it to random people. The process requires that a person receive a package at home with their name and real addresses, which can be obtained from previous purchases or from a multitude of databases that circulate on the Dark Web .
Receiving free packages at home may sound good, but in reality the seller is using your personal data to create false opinions and artificially raise the scores of their items. This, unfortunately, is not limited to dubious Chinese stores , but is happening at Amazon.
In these purchases, the opinions also appear as ” Verified purchase “, since the product has been sent and has reached the recipient. These opinions are more reliable for users, believing that they are real purchases and therefore are more contrasted opinions; especially if they are also accompanied by photos.
Report to Amazon in the event that it occurs
Therefore, if you have not received strange charges on your card , and you have received one of these orders without having bought them, you do not have to cancel cards or claim losses of money because they have not used your money for the orders. However, you should report the order to Amazon, for which they usually ask for a photo of the shipping label to take legal action against the seller who sent it.
As for the order itself, if no one asks for it back, you can keep it without problem. You can also donate it or get rid of it if you want. Some companies may, after using the product (usually food), claim money from you to avoid legal action. However, in no case do you have to pay anything, since it is the problem of the company that initially sent it. Therefore, do not fall into the payment trap that they may require, as they do not have any legal protection to do so.
