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I have received an empty signed for envelope

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Babypotion · 27/09/2017 20:23

Sorry not aibu but I am very paranoid and need suggestions on what this might be.

It's a brown envelope with staples stamp on the back. It is signed for today at 9.44am not by me because I wasn't in but it says it was me. The signature is a scribble.

Opened the envelope nothing in it.

Addressed my full name and address on a printed label and paid for postage

Haven't brought anything of eBay and my Amazon is in a different name to mine. Haven't ordered from any other companies.

Do you think this is someone trying to find if I still live here?

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Fishcalledlola · 27/09/2017 20:30

Do you think someone just forgot to put the contents in the envelope?
If there is a signature (I assume it's on the Royal Mail track and trace website) you could go to the local delivery office and ask them who signed for the item. They will know the postman who delivered your item.

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Babypotion · 27/09/2017 20:40

Ok I'm going to do that tomorrow I'm not sure if whoever forgot tbh

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fridayrain · 27/09/2017 20:52

You would imagine that between sealing the envelope and stapling it, taking it to the post office and having it weighed the sender would have realised it was empty. Unless it was only meant to be a page or two.

Was the envelope posted through your door and did you look it up online to check who signed for it?

When you say paid for postage do you mean it was stamped/franked? You could maybe trace sender through that.

MrsJamesAspey · 27/09/2017 20:53

It's a brown envelope with staples stamp on the back. It is signed for today at 9.44am not by me because I wasn't in but it says it was me. The signature is a scribble.

What's a staples stamp?

Where does it say it was you that signed for it?

TheCountessofFitzdotterel · 27/09/2017 20:54

Amazon once sent me an empty package.

PeaPodPopper · 27/09/2017 21:01

Check your bank account, paypal and email straightaway.

My partner had this 4-5 years ago. He checked his bank and found an ebay transaction via paypal for quite a large amount of money had been taken out of his account.

Don't waste tinme, check EVERYTHING now and change all passwords.

PeaPodPopper · 27/09/2017 21:02

The signed for envelope is the fraudsters 'proof' that you've bought something, which enables their transaction.

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Babypotion · 27/09/2017 21:04

Staples is a well known stationary company.
It had the recorded signed for oeanfw labels on it.

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Babypotion · 27/09/2017 21:04

Orange labels

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Babypotion · 27/09/2017 21:05

Pea I have nothing is missing

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PeaPodPopper · 27/09/2017 21:06

the amount of money they too from my partners account was over £300, don't mess about OP, cause those fraudsters sure don't.

Nefer795 · 27/09/2017 21:06

I had a signed for letter left a couple of weeks ago. Except we were at work and hadn't signed. I caught the Postie by chance the next day and he said he'd signed himself because most people prefer that if they're out. I explained it was from a debt collection agency for previous owner - I keep returning letters to them so I recognised the address. Made the Postie take it back. That could be why your letter was delivered. No idea about why it was empty though.

StealthPolarBear · 27/09/2017 21:06

You sure there's not a very thin sheet if paper I there, sort of stuck to one of the sides?

PeaPodPopper · 27/09/2017 21:06

have you checked ebay, paypal, amazon and changed all your passwords?

Ttbb · 27/09/2017 21:07

It might be someone faking serving legal documents.

PeaPodPopper · 27/09/2017 21:08

You sure there's not a very thin sheet if paper I there, sort of stuck to one of the sides ....Exactly this. This is just how my DP's was.

Chasingsquirrels · 27/09/2017 21:09

Am Shock at the postie signing a signed for item.

SandyDenny · 27/09/2017 21:24

Does it have the tracking number on the envelope? Can you use the track and trace system to see where it's been

www.royalmail.com/business/track-your-item

AndNoneForGretchenWieners · 27/09/2017 21:26

It could be a test letter. Royal Mail sometimes sends them where they suspect a postie of being dishonest to see whether they are delivered.

Squarerouteofsquirrel · 27/09/2017 21:30

Royal Mail online tracking should tell you what town it was posted from, enter reference number from envelope.
Phone up staples in that town, or head office and ask them why they have sent you empty envelope.

OttosTitsling · 27/09/2017 21:33

Agree with pp's - check ebay, bank account, paypal, everything. I had this happen 3 years ago. I signed for the envelope (mine had expired coupons in it, oddly enough), then on ebay it looked like I had won an auction for a very expensive digital camera. When I reported it, within 2 hours of taking delivery of the envelope, it turned out that the scammers had already been in touch with Ebay and tried to say that the signed for envelope was my proof of delivery (they had already gone onto Post Office website, downloaded my signature which was recorded there as proof of delivery, and uploaded it to Ebay), so they were trying to force me to pay. Luckily, the envelope had a weight printed on it with the stamp label thing, so I could prove that a 20g letter wasn't proof of a heavy camera, so was fully refunded. Had the scammers been a little more savvy and actually sent something with any heft to it, I'd have struggled to prove that I hadn't actually bought and received the camera.

Nickynackynoodle · 27/09/2017 21:40

I think OP means the envelope was bought at staples. I could be wrong.

wobblywindows · 27/09/2017 21:54

www.royalmail.com/personal/uk-delivery/signed-for-1st-class

Signed for items have to be posted at the Post Office so the PO can issue the Certificate of Posting. Mostly the staff will also insist on having a return address, sometimes abbrev. to postcode & house number on the space on the sticker.

Jonsie81 · 22/12/2017 16:50

Hi,

I received this exact same thing today. Did you find out what it was? Have checked all my bank, eBay etc and everything seems ok at the moment. Changed all my passwords as well

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