BINGO. This is EXACTLY THE SCAM Creative Design believes is occuring. EXACTLY.
https://www.eastidahonews.com/2021/05/local-man-warns-of-online-purchasing-scam-using-valid-usps-tra...
Reed Hoskinson of Rigby is a retired engineer from the Idaho National Laboratory. Like many in eastern Idaho, he enjoys gardening and growing potted plants. On March 25, he purchased a seed germination tray for $43.11 from a website called Condoclears.com.
After ordering the item, he paid for it through Paypal. About a week went by and his item still hadn’t arrived.
“I contacted (the seller’s) email address (numerous times) and never got a response. So I filed a resolution claim in Paypal. They reached out to (the seller), who responded with a USPS tracking number,” Hoskinson tells EastIdahoNews.com.
The tracking number indicated the item had been delivered, despite Hoskinson’s claim to the contrary. After speaking with a man at the Post Office, he learned the tracking number was linked to another package delivered about the same timeframe in the Rigby area.
“What it actually turned out to be was a license plate sent from Boise to some people on 3700 East,” says Hoskinson.
Hoskinson said the most surprising and confusing part of the ordeal was this wasn’t a randomly generated tracking number, nor was it a code from an older, already delivered package in another state. It was a valid tracking number, it was shipped during the same period, and the package was specifically sent to eastern Idaho.
“How did they do that?” Hoskinson asks.
With no response from the seller or Paypal and no idea how the seller was able to provide a legitimate tracking number, it seemed Hoskinson had no other option than to throw his hands in the air and move on.
