Reshipping Package Scam
Scammers hire victims to receive and reship packages overseas. Packages contain goods from stolen credit cards—you're an accomplice.
🚩 Red Flags
- ⚠Job receiving packages at home
- ⚠Packages from random retailers
- ⚠Items shipped internationally
- ⚠Paid per package
🛡️ Protect Yourself
- →REFUSE this type of "job"
- →RECOGNIZE: You're trafficking stolen goods
- →STOP immediately if doing this
- →DON'T SHIP: Keep packages and report
More Details
- “Package inspection coordinator”
- “Receive shipments and forward”
- “Quality check before shipping”
- “Earn $20 per package”
Common Questions
Red flags: hired without video interview, sent check before starting, asked to buy equipment and return extra, communication only via Telegram.
Never. Legitimate employers don't send checks before you start. It's a fake check scam.
Recruited for "simple tasks" (rating products). Small initial payments are real. Then you must deposit to unlock more — that deposit is stolen.
Yes. "Payment processor" jobs are money laundering. You could face federal charges even if you didn't know.
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73% of Americans targeted(Pew, 2025)
|$470M lost to text scams in 2024(FTC)
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