A package shows up at your front door. You did not order it. There is no return address, no gift note, just a cheap item sealed in plain packaging with your name and address on it. You think maybe someone sent it as a surprise. You keep it, and then forget about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That moment of innocent curiosity is exactly what brushing scammers are counting on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Brushing scams happen when scammers find your address or other personal information online, send you goods you never ordered, and then use your information to write fake online reviews about their products in your name, which helps them boost sales. In 2026, the scam has evolved into something far more dangerous than a free trinket on your porch, and the FTC, FBI, and U.S. Postal Inspection Service are all sounding the alarm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Before you open your next mystery package, run a quick search on Social Catfish <\/a>to find out what personal information scammers may already have on you. The more exposed your data is, the more likely you are to become a target.<\/p>\n\n\n\n