Crime & Safety
Fraud Alert: Police Warn Of Package Delivery Scam In Dedham
Residents have reported receiving a cell phone delivery without ordering one. Police say it's a common credit card scam.
DEDHAM, MA — Some Dedham residents have received a package with a cell phone inside, followed by a person ringing their bell and saying the package was delivered to the wrong address.
Police say this isn't a simple mistake, but a scam in which a stolen credit card is used to order merchandise to be delivered at an unrelated address. The person who ordered the package using the card attempts to pick up the package when they receive it was a notification that it was delivered.
Fraud Alert: Multiple reports related to the unsolicited delivery of packages containing cell phones at residences in Dedham followed by a visit by an unsolicited person attempting to take possession of the package have been received.
— Dedham Police Dept (@DedhamPD) April 12, 2021
Police ask that anyone who receives unsolicited packages calls them at 781 326-1212.
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