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: This version involves editing the label to change the destination address to a nearby business (e.g., a neighboring store) within the same zip code as the actual return center. The tracking system registers a "delivered" status for the correct zip code, but the package never reaches the retailer's warehouse.
refers to a variety of deceptive techniques used to commit refund fraud by manipulating shipping labels or packages to make a retailer's tracking system show a "delivered" status for a return that never actually contained the original item. ftid versions.txt
: Users generate a new barcode with a different tracking number and replace the original one on the label using software like Adobe Acrobat or Photoshop . This is intended to confuse automated sorting machines. : This version involves editing the label to
: The most basic form where the return label is used exactly as provided, but the original item is replaced with an empty envelope or low-value filler. This is largely obsolete as many warehouses now check package weight. : Users generate a new barcode with a
Retailers and carriers have implemented several measures to combat these methods: