If you've ever received a package you didn't order from a shopping platform like Amazon, and nobody owns up to having sent it, you might have been caught up in a 'brushing' scam. Sure, receiving ...

Scammers are sending "gifts" to people for the holidays. Karen Baumann opened her front door the other day and wondered who had sent her a present. It was an Amazon Prime mailer with a fancy ink pen ...

You go to collect the mail, and among the bills and flyers sits a small package. It has your name and address on it. You didn’t order anything, but open it anyway. Maybe it’s a gift from one of your ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Have you ever received parcels you didn't order? (Matt Molloy via Getty Images) An unexpected parcel arrives at your door. You ...

People are often getting packages on their porch, ordering from Amazon and other online companies. Be careful if a package shows up with something you didn't order. Most of us know what's in the box ...

Free boxes of merchandise from Amazon or other companies are coming right to consumers’ doorsteps. The Better Business Bureau warns consumers that a recent scam has a scary downside. You are not the ...

If you started seeing these packages appearing outside, how could you clear up this strange shipment snafu?

Knowingly keeping a misdelivered package could be considered mail theft under Florida law. Unsolicited packages may be part of a "brushing" scam used by online sellers to post fake reviews. Billions ...