Unsolicited parcels sent to generate fake reviews

Member posts on Reddit (15)

• [Ireland] Is it a scam? Delivery pickup

  An Irish recipient received a text claiming a DPD parcel was misdelivered to a stranger's home, prompting them to question whether it is a scam to harvest their personal address.

  reddit · 21 Aug 2026 · other

• [FR] Is it a brushing scam?

  A French resident received two unsolicited returned packages with their address as the return label, consistent with a brushing scam variant.

  reddit · 19 Aug 2026 · other

• [US] Amazon gift card scam?

  A US recipient received an unsolicited package of ten Amazon gift cards at their address with no associated order, possibly a brushing or advance-fee precursor.

  reddit · 19 Aug 2026 · other

• [US] Unsolicited iPad Scam?

  Victim's father received an unsolicited iPad via FedEx addressed to the victim with an industrial park return address and no explanation.

  reddit · 18 Aug 2026 · other

• Brushing scam?? Need help pls (US)

  Victim received an unsolicited parcel of zip ties with no explanation; reverse search of the sender's number returned scam results.

  reddit · 19 Aug 2026 · other

• [US] IL MAKIAGE unexpected packages

  A US consumer repeatedly received unsolicited IL MAKIAGE cosmetic packages they never ordered, linked to a possible brushing or tracker-data scheme.

  reddit · 15 Aug 2026 · shopping_scam

• Laptop from China randomly on doorstep in Canada

  A Canadian resident received an unexpected, unopened branded laptop from a Chinese address they did not order, possibly part of a brushing scheme.

  reddit · 13 Aug 2026 · other

• Is this a brushing scam?

  Two unsolicited packages arrived addressed to a garbled combination of two residents' names, suggesting a brushing scam linked to a compromised address database.

  reddit · 12 Aug 2026 · other

• [US] Got sent a pretty expensive item out of nowhere-

  Victim received an unsolicited watch in the mail from someone resembling a Depop seller, with no prior order placed.

  reddit · 6 Aug 2026 · other

• [US] Addressed to me but didn’t order

  An unsolicited plastic item from Yanwen was delivered addressed to the recipient, consistent with a brushing scam to generate fake reviews.

  reddit · 4 Aug 2026 · other

• [US] I keep getting packages sent to my address under different names

  A US resident has been receiving unsolicited packages from suspected Chinese senders addressed to different names over several months, with no matching card charges.

  reddit · 31 July 2026 · other

• [US] I received 3 packages

  US resident receives three unsolicited tech packages from CDW with their name but a different listed buyer, linked to an unknown institution.

  reddit · 30 July 2026 · other

• Could this be a scam? Received this package that I did not order

  Person receives an unexpected package containing fabric material with no sender information and no corresponding order.

  reddit · 30 July 2026 · other

• I'm getting random packages I didn't order

  Victim received multiple unsolicited Amazon packages including a suspected AirTag-type tracker, indicative of a brushing scam.

  reddit · 29 July 2026 · other

• [US] Is this brushing?

  A US resident received two unordered bottles of lotion apparently sent as part of a suspected Amazon brushing scheme to inflate product reviews.

  reddit · 5 July 2026 · shopping_scam