LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WGAL) - Dozens of unwanted packages from Amazon started showing up at a family’s Pennsylvania house in ...

Excited to discover a surprise package at your door? It could be a brushing scam. Here are expert tips to protect yourself ...

Free boxloads of merchandise from Amazon or other companies right on your doorstep! What could be bad about getting the Santa ...

And while that may seem fairly harmless, USPIS has issued a warning to Americans across the country: if you receive a package ...

Seed packages appearing in local mailboxes may arrive carrying more than unsolicited items to plant. Officials believe the ...

These so-called brushing scams have been around for a few years and there are a few varieties. They can range from a "victimless" crime to one that involves scanning a QR code to find out who the ...

He has counted more than 20 of the odd deliveries so far — small padded envelopes delivered by the U.S. Postal Service and ...

One of the latest package scams, called brushing, involves an unexpected package showing up at your door. When you open the box, there's a QR code (tip: never scan an unfamiliar QR code ...

This is known as a brushing scam. The scam first gained attention years ago when people began receiving garden seeds from China. Now it’s making headlines again as local police departments ...

While we all love free stuff, a surprise delivery could carry a hidden cost − it might be a brushing scam. Several team members in our office experienced this recently which is what caused us to ...

MULLICA HILL, N.J. (WPVI) -- As holiday cheer is arriving in the form of boxes in the delivery truck, authorities are putting out warnings about unsolicited packages in the form of a "brushing scam.

Facebook posts about the dangers of consumers receiving a package as part of a brushing scam warn that the lone act of scanning a malicious QR code — a code found inside the unsolicited parcel ...