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Reshipping job offers
Learn how reshipping job scams ask people to receive packages, repackage items, and send them on for a fake work-from-home role.
Reviewed May 31, 2026
Quick answer
A reshipping job offer may be a scam if it says your job is to receive packages, repackage them, and send them to another address.
Do not accept a job that uses your home address to move goods for a company you cannot verify.
What it may look like
"Delivery operations assistant: receive electronics at home, remove labels, repackage, and ship to our overseas office."
Signs to slow down
- The job title sounds official, such as delivery operations specialist, quality control manager, or package inspector.
- They ask you to receive goods, remove receipts or labels, and send packages somewhere else.
- They claim to be connected to a familiar company like Amazon, FedEx, or another shipping brand.
- Payday never arrives, or they ask for personal information before proving the job is real.
What to do next
- Do not accept a job that asks you to reship goods from your home.
- Search the employer name with scam, review, or complaint.
- Do not share your Social Security number, bank account, or ID with an unverified employer.
- Talk to a trusted contact before sending any packages.
- Report reshipping scams to ReportFraud.ftc.gov and USPIS if appropriate.
How Olevo can help
Olevo can give you a calm second opinion before you respond.
Paste the job message or upload screenshots of the offer. Olevo can help you check whether the role is really about moving packages.
Trusted sources
Can you unbox the signs of a reshipping scam?
Federal Trade Commission
FTC guidance says reshipping goods is never a real job and may involve stolen goods and identity theft risk.
That job offer text is probably a scam
Federal Trade Commission
FTC guidance says fake recruiters may send unexpected job texts and later ask people to send money or complete fake tasks.
Smishing: Package Tracking Text Scams
United States Postal Inspection Service
USPIS explains that package-tracking text scams use unsolicited messages and unfamiliar links.
Common questions
Is reshipping goods a real work-from-home job?
The FTC says reshipping goods is never a real job.
Why is reshipping risky?
The items may have been bought with stolen information, and the scammer may also steal your identity or never pay you.
What if the company name looks familiar?
Verify through the real company's website or hiring page, not through the message or recruiter contact.