Scam warning
Package Reshipping Job
A “job” pays you to receive packages at home, check them, and ship them to a new address, often overseas. The items were bought with stolen credit cards. You won't be paid, and you could be blamed.
Also called: Reshipping scam, Package forwarding job, Quality control inspector job
The one thing to remember
No real company hires people to reship packages from their home. Stop and report it.
How it happens
- You're hired quickly, with no real interview, as a “quality inspector” or “logistics assistant”.
- Packages start arriving: phones, laptops, designer goods.
- You're sent prepaid shipping labels to forward them.
- Payday never comes, and the police may contact you.
Warning signs
- A job receiving and forwarding packages.
- Packages addressed to names other than yours.
- Shipping labels sent by email.
- An employer you've never met or talked to on the phone.
What to do
- Stop shipping packages.
- Don't throw them away. Contact the shipping company and report the scam.
- Report it to the Postal Inspection Service at uspis.gov.
Last checked: October 31, 2026