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Reshipping job offers
Learn reshipping job scam warning signs, including package forwarding offers, fake employers, stolen goods, unpaid wages, and identity risk before accepting.
Reviewed June 10, 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.
At a glance
Reshipping job scams advertise package-handling work so stolen goods or fraud proceeds move through your address.
- 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.
Do not accept a job that asks you to reship goods from your home.
How reshipping job scams use your address
Reshipping job scams advertise work-from-home roles with titles like package inspector, logistics assistant, quality control manager, or delivery operations specialist. The job asks you to receive packages, remove labels, inspect items, repackage goods, and send them to another address.
The packages may have been bought with stolen information, and the employer may never pay you. The scam can also collect your Social Security number, bank details, ID, or home address. Before accepting any package-forwarding job, compare the offer with task job scams and money mule requests.
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 to report it
- Do not accept a job that asks you to reship goods from your home for an unverified company.
- Report reshipping job scams to ReportFraud.ftc.gov and USPIS when packages or mail are involved.
- Do not share your Social Security number, bank details, or ID until you verify the employer through official channels.
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.
Is package forwarding from home a real job?
The FTC warns that reshipping goods is not a real job. It can involve stolen goods, identity theft, and unpaid fake employment.