The Delivery You Didn't Order: Breaking Down the 'Free Phone' Scam
You probably already know you need to worry about thieves stealing packages from your porch, but now you also need to be wary of criminals leaving packages there. This is the surprising first step in a scam you might not have heard of.
You open your front door and -- surprise! There's a package that looks like it was delivered by FedEx or UPS. Your name is even on the label. Inside is a new phone. The only problem? You never ordered one.
It looks like you've just received a free phone, but in all likelihood, you're about to get scammed. This is the first stage of a classic high-tech identity theft scheme, sort of a modern-day Trojan horse. It happened in New York earlier this year, and in Canada and England a few years ago.
The "free phone" scam doesn't seem to happen very often -- it...
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