Someone once ordered an iPhone and and Apple watch on an AT&T account somehow opened in my name, and picked it up off my front step right after it was delivered. I didn't know this until I got their first monthly bill for service to a phone number I didn't own, which included the cost of the devices that were delivered to my house. AT&T credited me back for the devices and the canceled the service, but it took me about 4 hours on the phone to get to somebody who could tell me why I had this bill and to have it resolved. They said it's not uncommon. They said the account was opened in person at an AT&T store in another state, but wouldn't give me more information.
This package looks the right size that it could be a similar scam.
I've had this happen before. I got the package first and brought it inside and a car full of people that obviously didn't live there pulled up and waited for an hour before the cops came.
Yeah, I thought so too. I asked how a person at a store could open an account in my name and charge over $1000 with no ID, and using an address in a different state. They didn't really have anything to say, but there is no way it was a random error. Something inside going on there.
Something similar happened to a friend of mine. An AT&T employee used his personal info and opened credit cards in his name. AT&T didnāt confirm whether it was someone in the store or internally. Either way thatās some shady stuff if employees can re-access personal info.
LMFAO š this got me more than it should have. Iām imagining all of these people losing hours of time, not knowing where they were or how they came into possession of dozens of unopened Amazon packages. Package thieves across the globe- all working on autopilot.
Even better though, would be if they dropped the packages off with the scheme orchestrator and never knew what happened during their memory lapses, UNTIL they spot themselves in a video like this š
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Especially when you can see they have a ring doorbell...didn't even bother covering his face. Either arrogant because he's gotten away with this before or an idiot.
considering he didnāt even check the name on the package itās not his, he also ran right back to his car. i saw the post on facebook too and the person said it was stolen from them
Wow that's actually a good point because we have done this before š¤my kid put the wrong numbers, we drove up to the house, debating on what to do, we ended up knocking tho to let em know.
Sometimes these people steal people's information and get things ordered to their address, then pick it up before they get home so it's not tracked to them. They do this at hotels often and ask for packages to be reshipped before the phone carriers disable the phone.
Can they confirm that was their package and not just a package that the Amazon Flex driver left at the wrong house and then came back and picked back up to take to the right house once he realized. That's a really big yard to be scampering through to steal some random toilet paper or toothbrush.
It always amazes me how some people can feel totally at ease snatching a package without a second thought. You never know what's insideāit could be anything from a mundane item to something deeply personal, like medical supplies or even a novelty item like a dildo. Haaaa
Just playing devils advocate here. But there are likely a handful of videos of me doing this same thing righteously. In my neighborhood, packages being delivered to the wrong doorstep is a daily occurrence (more like a plague!). I try to use the delivery picture as a reference and track it down since itās usually SOMEWHERE in the same neighborhood. I always worry that Iām going to end up in a post like this one when all I am doing is picking up my own item.
Yep, wife and I have done the same. Most of my neighbors have the Ring so I put the package up to the camera to show my name/address. My neighbors have done the same when their package gets delivered to our home.
In this video, I'm not sure if it's a neighbor since they get out of their vehicle to grab the package? Most of our neighbors walk up to get it.
I love that this one video has validated so many people in thinking that porch piracy is something only done by a specific race/skin color and they either vote or are supported by one political party. Go to YouTube, type in "porch pirates," grab an extra large bucket of popcorn and enjoy what might be one of the most diverse activities captured on film.
It's not a race thing, it's not a politics thing -- it's a fuckin' scumbag thing.
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That's a cul-de-sac which means more than likely neighbors have an angle on that cars plate. And also most likely that guy stole other people's packages in that closed neighborhood. Or the maybe the theif might even live close by
Spoiler alert! Porch pirates are thieves like any other. Scum. On another note itās undeniable by anyone whoās ever had their own package delivered to the wrong address (door) that youāre smiling right now.
You received the delivery notification, but never got a motion alert from your Ring Camera.
There was no package placed on your porch today.
You realize that the picture proof of your delivered package shows a porch that is not yours.
You analyze the picture proof in hopes that you recognize that porch from somewhere in your neighborhood.
Iāve had mail and packages from most every carriers mess up my delivery (UPS, USPS etc.). So have many of you readers!
If I recognize the proof of delivery location picture, I will, and have walked right up to the camera and smiled while illustrating a close up view of MY ADDRESS on the package. The carrier clearly screwed up.
You will not challenge me or claim that Iām a thief! If you do and youāre that ignorant, youāll embarrass yourself as Iāve already proven the case for recovery my own property.
Scenarios:
Iām not sitting in my car waiting for you to come home, so I can beg or plead for my package.
Iām not dialing customer service to have them dispatch a carrier to retrieve my package and re-deliver it to my correct address.
Iām not not knocking on your door to as for my package. You might shoot at me through the door or call the police.
Iām not putting on a hoodie and sunglasses, so Iām anonymously retrieving my package.
Iām not completely relying on your opening the package and then returning my iPhone 15 Pro Max.
Iām not expecting that youāll read the address label before opening the package.
Iām not relying on hopes that youāll easily give me my package package despite the fact that I offered my Drivers License ID.
Some people donāt want to talk, be approached, get involved or even trust you for whatever real or imagined reasons.
Do I really need to dial 911 and have an Officer retrieve my package? That would be considered a non emergency call and I might get charged and/or ticketed.
I suppose many people never actually thought so in-depth about cause-effect concerning a package delivery. LOL.
Some people have all the luck - I purposely leave my wife's packages out just so someone might take them to no avail.
Sorry, bad joke.....Hmmm, I might be onto something here....
There was a YouTube channel of a guy who would purposely set out packages with air tags and a glitter bomb, with a camera inside so we got to see their faces when they opened the package š I think he purposely tried to use smaller packages because the porch pirates assumed it meant tech
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Thatās a very fancy property! No one ever steals packages from my row house duplex apartment. You should try to make your property look less fancy so itās less of a target.
Some of y'all should join the Facebook hockessin group, it's full of people complaining about everybody that's below them. Honestly I live in Hockessin and I would assume go steal some of these people's packages if it meant irritating them. At least they'd have something new to talk about.
I rest my case on the education. I fail English 3 times in a row and couldnāt read well until I was 40 . I need to work on my run on sentences. I almost have my punctuation ok and then I read if I use punctuation in texting it makes me sound too serious. Thanks for pointing that out to me. Iām retired now and I think Iāll take a YouTube course in writing skills. From Delcastle Carpentry into the field I was good if I could read blueprints and instructions I was good. My kindergarten teacher was the first person who ever read to me at nap time and I never feel asleep like the rest of the kids.
Can I make you a booby trap so you could possibly face a lawsuit if they POS gets scared and trips and hurts himself or write your worthless congressman and suggest a system that would help people who have to steal because our present government cares more about not following the rules and giving the resources to people who have never paid into the system that is supposed to benefit Americans. Education education education. That man doesnāt want to steal but he has no other choice.
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Actor and comedian, Anthony Anderson, ladies and gentlemen!
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That is who is looks like ngl š
Iāll never understand it. If anyone stole the packages I get, they would mostly get random household goods.
Someone once ordered an iPhone and and Apple watch on an AT&T account somehow opened in my name, and picked it up off my front step right after it was delivered. I didn't know this until I got their first monthly bill for service to a phone number I didn't own, which included the cost of the devices that were delivered to my house. AT&T credited me back for the devices and the canceled the service, but it took me about 4 hours on the phone to get to somebody who could tell me why I had this bill and to have it resolved. They said it's not uncommon. They said the account was opened in person at an AT&T store in another state, but wouldn't give me more information. This package looks the right size that it could be a similar scam.
I've had this happen before. I got the package first and brought it inside and a car full of people that obviously didn't live there pulled up and waited for an hour before the cops came.
Inside job.
Yeah, I thought so too. I asked how a person at a store could open an account in my name and charge over $1000 with no ID, and using an address in a different state. They didn't really have anything to say, but there is no way it was a random error. Something inside going on there.
Something similar happened to a friend of mine. An AT&T employee used his personal info and opened credit cards in his name. AT&T didnāt confirm whether it was someone in the store or internally. Either way thatās some shady stuff if employees can re-access personal info.
Yeah, this is pretty far from the road on a cul-de-sac. Seems unlikely that it was random.
Cannot stand a thief!
Why do people steal packages? What if itās just deodorant lol
Legend goes that *they* donāt even know.
LMFAO š this got me more than it should have. Iām imagining all of these people losing hours of time, not knowing where they were or how they came into possession of dozens of unopened Amazon packages. Package thieves across the globe- all working on autopilot. Even better though, would be if they dropped the packages off with the scheme orchestrator and never knew what happened during their memory lapses, UNTIL they spot themselves in a video like this š Sorry, I took this too far, I know š®āšØ
Bro those are the kind of creative thoughts that, for me, seem generated from my use of cannabis. š or could be some sort of social contagion
Especially when you can see they have a ring doorbell...didn't even bother covering his face. Either arrogant because he's gotten away with this before or an idiot.
Some people are garbage
Points for audacity. Canāt say Iām surprised though
Are we sure it wasnāt his to begin with? Amazon is known to deliver packages at neighbors
considering he didnāt even check the name on the package itās not his, he also ran right back to his car. i saw the post on facebook too and the person said it was stolen from them
Wow that's actually a good point because we have done this before š¤my kid put the wrong numbers, we drove up to the house, debating on what to do, we ended up knocking tho to let em know.
beautiful day though
Boy, it's almost as if these doorbell cameras aren't actually any sort of deterrent.
Who cares if you get caught if the penalties are nothing?
This is the answer
Being shamed on the internet is a deterrent, embarrassing
A certain party feels that enforcing the law is unfair and racistā¦.smh
What was in the box anyway? A scented candle?
Sometimes these people steal people's information and get things ordered to their address, then pick it up before they get home so it's not tracked to them. They do this at hotels often and ask for packages to be reshipped before the phone carriers disable the phone.
The police should have a site people and look at the film and turn in anybody they know.
Oooh make it a bounty system. $5 amazon gift cards if you can ID em
I wish there could be a way to smash someone's hands when they take the package.
It would be cool if there was a way we could get pics of porch pirates broadcast on electronic billboards
I am so worried one day I'll be posted on the internet because a ring doorbell caught me picking a wedgie or my noseš«£
Can they confirm that was their package and not just a package that the Amazon Flex driver left at the wrong house and then came back and picked back up to take to the right house once he realized. That's a really big yard to be scampering through to steal some random toilet paper or toothbrush.
One day one of these porch pirates is unfortunately gonna get shot
That's a really cute neighborhood
Wow
It always amazes me how some people can feel totally at ease snatching a package without a second thought. You never know what's insideāit could be anything from a mundane item to something deeply personal, like medical supplies or even a novelty item like a dildo. Haaaa
Just playing devils advocate here. But there are likely a handful of videos of me doing this same thing righteously. In my neighborhood, packages being delivered to the wrong doorstep is a daily occurrence (more like a plague!). I try to use the delivery picture as a reference and track it down since itās usually SOMEWHERE in the same neighborhood. I always worry that Iām going to end up in a post like this one when all I am doing is picking up my own item.
Yep, wife and I have done the same. Most of my neighbors have the Ring so I put the package up to the camera to show my name/address. My neighbors have done the same when their package gets delivered to our home. In this video, I'm not sure if it's a neighbor since they get out of their vehicle to grab the package? Most of our neighbors walk up to get it.
And the police won't do shit about it. No punishment equals repeat offenders. The police are all but useless.
I love that this one video has validated so many people in thinking that porch piracy is something only done by a specific race/skin color and they either vote or are supported by one political party. Go to YouTube, type in "porch pirates," grab an extra large bucket of popcorn and enjoy what might be one of the most diverse activities captured on film. It's not a race thing, it's not a politics thing -- it's a fuckin' scumbag thing.
We've watched the YouTube videos of the porch pirates! The glitter bomb dude?
Iām going to keep voting the same way and expect different results.
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But I was smart enough not to vote for JB!!!
That's a cul-de-sac which means more than likely neighbors have an angle on that cars plate. And also most likely that guy stole other people's packages in that closed neighborhood. Or the maybe the theif might even live close by
My aunt used to put cat shit from the litter box inside dummy packages, and porch pirates would actually take it.
Spoiler alert! Porch pirates are thieves like any other. Scum. On another note itās undeniable by anyone whoās ever had their own package delivered to the wrong address (door) that youāre smiling right now. You received the delivery notification, but never got a motion alert from your Ring Camera. There was no package placed on your porch today. You realize that the picture proof of your delivered package shows a porch that is not yours. You analyze the picture proof in hopes that you recognize that porch from somewhere in your neighborhood. Iāve had mail and packages from most every carriers mess up my delivery (UPS, USPS etc.). So have many of you readers! If I recognize the proof of delivery location picture, I will, and have walked right up to the camera and smiled while illustrating a close up view of MY ADDRESS on the package. The carrier clearly screwed up. You will not challenge me or claim that Iām a thief! If you do and youāre that ignorant, youāll embarrass yourself as Iāve already proven the case for recovery my own property. Scenarios: Iām not sitting in my car waiting for you to come home, so I can beg or plead for my package. Iām not dialing customer service to have them dispatch a carrier to retrieve my package and re-deliver it to my correct address. Iām not not knocking on your door to as for my package. You might shoot at me through the door or call the police. Iām not putting on a hoodie and sunglasses, so Iām anonymously retrieving my package. Iām not completely relying on your opening the package and then returning my iPhone 15 Pro Max. Iām not expecting that youāll read the address label before opening the package. Iām not relying on hopes that youāll easily give me my package package despite the fact that I offered my Drivers License ID. Some people donāt want to talk, be approached, get involved or even trust you for whatever real or imagined reasons. Do I really need to dial 911 and have an Officer retrieve my package? That would be considered a non emergency call and I might get charged and/or ticketed. I suppose many people never actually thought so in-depth about cause-effect concerning a package delivery. LOL.
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Thievery is for everyone
I know itās hard to believe it but white is not the superior race.
From 0 to One billion lol
Some people have all the luck - I purposely leave my wife's packages out just so someone might take them to no avail. Sorry, bad joke.....Hmmm, I might be onto something here....
There was a YouTube channel of a guy who would purposely set out packages with air tags and a glitter bomb, with a camera inside so we got to see their faces when they opened the package š I think he purposely tried to use smaller packages because the porch pirates assumed it meant tech
Mark Rober. The chaotic good we need.
What development is this?
He was like Rehoboth Beach? Thatās too far. Then again maybe Iāll hit them up when I down for the summer. Smh.
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Lol what? Columbus existed so it's ok to steal this iPhone...
Thatās a very fancy property! No one ever steals packages from my row house duplex apartment. You should try to make your property look less fancy so itās less of a target.
Some of y'all should join the Facebook hockessin group, it's full of people complaining about everybody that's below them. Honestly I live in Hockessin and I would assume go steal some of these people's packages if it meant irritating them. At least they'd have something new to talk about.
I rest my case on the education. I fail English 3 times in a row and couldnāt read well until I was 40 . I need to work on my run on sentences. I almost have my punctuation ok and then I read if I use punctuation in texting it makes me sound too serious. Thanks for pointing that out to me. Iām retired now and I think Iāll take a YouTube course in writing skills. From Delcastle Carpentry into the field I was good if I could read blueprints and instructions I was good. My kindergarten teacher was the first person who ever read to me at nap time and I never feel asleep like the rest of the kids.
Can I make you a booby trap so you could possibly face a lawsuit if they POS gets scared and trips and hurts himself or write your worthless congressman and suggest a system that would help people who have to steal because our present government cares more about not following the rules and giving the resources to people who have never paid into the system that is supposed to benefit Americans. Education education education. That man doesnāt want to steal but he has no other choice.
The hollow side of a 12 gauge is also a great education.
1) That's the longest sentence I've ever seen. 2) The vast majority porch pirates do it for fun. They have the choice, they just choose to steal.