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Tycho ◴[] No.44003560[source]
A few days ago I missed a delivery from UPS (in the UK). The next day I got a text from an unrecognised cell phone that just said “Hello” and didn’t respond further. The day after that I got a scam call (another UK cell number) from someone trying to hack into my Amazon account. They wanted me to supply the OTP code that Amazon texts you for 2FA. Anyway I eventually tracked down my package (it was at a convenience store awaiting pick up), and lo and behold they had printed my phone number along with name/address on the package. I suspect someone harvested that and passed it to the scammers (not necessarily a UPS employee, could be the drop off locations they contract with). I suppose I’ll report it to the police in the slim hope that it will help them catch the scammers.
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1. flakeoil ◴[] No.44003848[source]
Not sure how you relate your UPS delivery with the scam call? Just because it happened the following day you expected a delivery? I could be just a coincidence.

I'm sure scammer's got get your phone number from many other sources and data breaches.

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2. Tycho ◴[] No.44004664[source]
It could have been a coincidence, but I don’t receive deliveries often, and I don’t get scam calls often, so the timing and circumstances make it highly suspicious.