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Don’t Let Holiday ‘Porch Pirates’ Get You!
The Holiday season is here. that means UPS, Fedex, DSL and the Postal service will deliver billions of packages the next couple of weeks. A lot of those, unfortunately will be stolen. You can protect yourself from holiday thieves. Here are some tips for protecting yourself from "Porch Pirates" from Forbes.
Ship to an Amazon locker, Fedex or UPS office.
Have packages sent to your workplace. Clear that with your boss first.
If you have retired friend, or one who works from home, have packages sent to them.
Make it look like you're home. Put lights on timers. Leave a car in the driveway. Have a neighbor pick up your mail & newspapers. Click here for more.
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