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·Hi everyone,
A few weeks ago the post office rang to deliver a packet on a saturday morning. I wasn’t quite awake and was not expecting anything in particular, so was a bit puzzled and signed without much thought for what was a white padded envelope. The provenance of the packet did not seem familiar, but something struck me as odd: that white envelope seemed empty.
I looked again: the envelope was sealed, with a thin piece of scotch tape, but almost see through, and quite obviously flat and empty.
I took pictures, opened it cursing myself for not doing it in front of the post-lady, and sure enough there was nothing inside.
I scratched my head and thought very hard: was this the prelude to some elaborate scam and how could anyone try to scam me when I had not purchased anything?
Then I remembered a nice guy on Instagram had offered to send me a handful of ladies watch strap buckles. That was his first name on the envelope.
That’s when it hit me: someone along the way must have seen the envelope had small metallic objects inside, delicately opened it, and closed it after taking the contents. There were no signs of tearing or tampering, but the sender did confirm he had not made any effort to seal off the envelope with extra tape.
So the lesson is this: even small objects you feel may be worth little are up for grabs. Don’t let your guard down. Don’t buy envelopes which may be a bit see through. Put a lot o
f tape to make it realiy difficult and painful to open.
And if you care, take EVERY single step you can to secure your shipment. Any complacency, misplaced trust or oversight may enable a theft.
I wanted to share this in the event anyone might think thieves don’t care about small things. They care about every opportunity.
Best regards
A few weeks ago the post office rang to deliver a packet on a saturday morning. I wasn’t quite awake and was not expecting anything in particular, so was a bit puzzled and signed without much thought for what was a white padded envelope. The provenance of the packet did not seem familiar, but something struck me as odd: that white envelope seemed empty.
I looked again: the envelope was sealed, with a thin piece of scotch tape, but almost see through, and quite obviously flat and empty.
I took pictures, opened it cursing myself for not doing it in front of the post-lady, and sure enough there was nothing inside.
I scratched my head and thought very hard: was this the prelude to some elaborate scam and how could anyone try to scam me when I had not purchased anything?
Then I remembered a nice guy on Instagram had offered to send me a handful of ladies watch strap buckles. That was his first name on the envelope.
That’s when it hit me: someone along the way must have seen the envelope had small metallic objects inside, delicately opened it, and closed it after taking the contents. There were no signs of tearing or tampering, but the sender did confirm he had not made any effort to seal off the envelope with extra tape.
So the lesson is this: even small objects you feel may be worth little are up for grabs. Don’t let your guard down. Don’t buy envelopes which may be a bit see through. Put a lot o
f tape to make it realiy difficult and painful to open.
And if you care, take EVERY single step you can to secure your shipment. Any complacency, misplaced trust or oversight may enable a theft.
I wanted to share this in the event anyone might think thieves don’t care about small things. They care about every opportunity.
Best regards
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