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Any Amazon UK employees. Phone and car keys of employee in parcel by mistake

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Lexy70 · 13/11/2024 19:59

Hi Mumsnet,

Posting for traffic. I received a can of paint via Amazon yesterday, in it was an iPhone and a set of car/house keys.

I have managed to get the man's name and ID via the health info but. I've found him on IG and msg him but no reply.

I am keen to return this phone and set of keys to this young man.

Amazon has been useless.

Any tips for how I can contact/return these items.

Thankyou

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Original poster
Lexy70 · 13/11/2024 21:26

@Falseshamrok thankyou so much FFS

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MovingDilema · 13/11/2024 21:25

Losing your keys or phone is one thing, but they have to leave their phones in lockers to enter, so if contact the police as this is a bit suspect having both in there.

UmmmBop · 13/11/2024 21:23

ChocHotolate · 13/11/2024 21:19

How are you in his IG & Snapchat if the phone is locked?

🤯

Falseshamrok · 13/11/2024 21:21

Omg why do people not read the op properly, SHE HAS HIS NAME FROM HIS EMERGENCY DETAILS which can be accessed without unlocking a phone.

eta - She has not access his actual social accounts or used his phone.

god dammit. 😂😂

ChocHotolate · 13/11/2024 21:19

How are you in his IG & Snapchat if the phone is locked?

Original poster
Lexy70 · 13/11/2024 21:17

@WTF1974 I'm going to drop it into the police tomorrow

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WTF1974 · 13/11/2024 21:15

Branster · 13/11/2024 20:55

You actually used his IG profile, under his login????
Forget social media. This is a grown man, he can call his own number or track his phone once he realises it's missing.
Or it could be a scam.
If you don't hear anything, take it to the police tomorrow in case he's been murdered and this was a way of getting rid of the evidence.

If you don't hear anything, take it to the police tomorrow in case he's been murdered and this was a way of getting rid of the evidence.

Only on Mumsnet could someone suggest something so ridiculous!

OP - just take it to the police or at least call 101 to log it!

Original poster
Lexy70 · 13/11/2024 21:12

@socks1107 I'm afraid I live on a Scottish island and it is hundreds of miles to the nearest warehouse

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Lincoln24 · 13/11/2024 21:12

I'm also genuinely curious as to how this could be a scam? Bearing in mind the value of a phone and a set of keys it seems an odd way to go about it.

Falseshamrok · 13/11/2024 21:09

Fiery30 · 13/11/2024 21:05

Not sure why you are logging on to his Insta and Snapchat, sending follow requests etc. Contact Amazon, their helpline is good or else just give it to the police.

You haven’t read the op or the updates properly

socks1107 · 13/11/2024 21:09

We have a distribution centre in the next town could you take it to your local one?

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Lexy70 · 13/11/2024 21:08

@wanttokickoffbutcant thankyou that is sensible advice

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Outtherelookingin · 13/11/2024 21:08

Hopefully someone will accept your follow request. Try older people, they're more likely to accept 😄 and hopefully then receive your message.

wanttokickoffbutcant · 13/11/2024 21:07

I would be very careful here OP - I am pretty sure that Amazon employees aren't allowed to take anything into the warehouse area, including phones. Just drop to police and bow out.

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Lexy70 · 13/11/2024 21:07

Im not playing detective I'm just trying to help so that I don't have to bother the police which as they don't attend burglaries I am doubtful they will care about lost property.

@Fiery30 if you actually read my posts how could I sign into his IG etc. His phone is password protected

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aodirjjd · 13/11/2024 21:05

I doubt police will take it. Presuming it’s not a regional thing they don’t deal with lost property.

ThatOpenSwan · 13/11/2024 21:05

How could it possibly be a scam, what's the supposed outcome here? MN suspicion is bizarre.

Fiery30 · 13/11/2024 21:05

Not sure why you are logging on to his Insta and Snapchat, sending follow requests etc. Contact Amazon, their helpline is good or else just give it to the police.

Ilovemyshed · 13/11/2024 21:02

Just take it to the police and stop trying to play detective. Its possibly a prank, likely a scam.

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Lexy70 · 13/11/2024 21:01

Yes I'm guessing he could track it via his Snapchat locator thing or find my phone. Interesting

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Lexy70 · 13/11/2024 21:00

No of course I didn't login to his IG I looked at his page and sent a few friend requests to his list of friends. I can't get into his phone it has a password

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Branster · 13/11/2024 20:55

You actually used his IG profile, under his login????
Forget social media. This is a grown man, he can call his own number or track his phone once he realises it's missing.
Or it could be a scam.
If you don't hear anything, take it to the police tomorrow in case he's been murdered and this was a way of getting rid of the evidence.

Delphiniumandlupins · 13/11/2024 20:51

If you have the phone switched on he might track it. Or he could get a friend to call it.

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Lexy70 · 13/11/2024 20:45

I've just gone through his IG and made a tonne of follow requests hopefully one will accept.

I just want him reunited with his phone and car keys, he is a 24 year old male so going mad I'm sure x

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AllThatFancyPaintsAsFair · 13/11/2024 20:34

ThianWinter · 13/11/2024 20:02

He won't be contactable via social media if you have his phone. I would ask the police to return his property to him. How did his stuff get inside your parcel?

Poor man, I'm sure it fell in the parcel and he didn't realise until it was too late

Good that an honest person received it. Does he live anywhere near you?

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