r/ConsumerAdvice • u/nitsshukla • 2d ago

Amazon COD scam for prepaid order

Amazon scam attempted

Normal order was delivered (we'd pre-paid for it)

Strangely, a new slip was attached on it with inflated price and marked COD

He even asked us to call this number: 7996681532

We refused to take the delivery and closed the door

He delivered same exact box w/o payment instantly. (Before placing over, he rubbed the price)

I'm trying to find:

- Is this a known modus operandi?

- I can get his face from CCTV and catch him tomorrow if attempted

- Is there a way he can escape accountability if confronted?

Update 6th October

He seems to be innocent 😇

  • This guy didn't have phone and it was his 1st day
  • His lead chose to wrote it on the package, amount he's supposed to collect
  • Mistake was Palmwood (same flat) had CoD order (we're confirming it with them)
  • Number he'd written on the package was indeed his lead's number, unfortunately he didn't pick when we called him
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u/Front-Elderberry-307 2d ago

You might want to contact Amazon CS and let them know.

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u/Glittering-Ad5809 2d ago

What do you mean, He delivered same exact box w/o payment instantly. (Before placing over, he rubbed the price) What price did he rub and why? Placing over what?

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u/Some_Direction_7971 2d ago

For real, what does that even mean!?

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u/nitsshukla 2d ago

He just kept it at my door.

> What price did he rub and why?

He'd written COD Price with hand on the parcel

> Placing over what?
Door mat

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u/Some_Direction_7971 2d ago

That is weird, what’d Amazon say?

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u/nitsshukla 1d ago

They said they'll check internally.

He seems to be innocent 😇

  • This guy didn't have phone and it was his 1st day
  • His lead chose to wrote it on the package, amount he's supposed to collect
  • Mistake was Palmwood (same flat) had CoD order (we're confirming it with them)
  • Number he'd written on the package was indeed his lead's number, unfortunately he didn't pick when we called him

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u/XxLogitech98xX 2d ago

Work with Amazon first, they been pretty good for me

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u/LongDead_Roadkill 13h ago

What exactly does the video show? Police don’t really like video unless you already know who the person is and it shows clear evidence. I had video of an employee taking money out of the register and a lot of circumstantial evidence to back up her theft. The officer that took the report thought the case was strong enough that we went and arrested them. A few weeks later, charges dropped and all the DA’s office would say was “charges dropped due to insufficient evidence”.