CNET reports that packages have also been sold at local swap meets. auctions Amazon parcels on which people can bid. As The New York Times reported in June, companies such as Liquidity Services collect surplus and returned goods from major retailers like Amazon and resell them, often for cents on the dollar. Postal Times, a website aggregating postal news, reported that it is legal to buy unclaimed packages from both Amazon and the United States Postal Service, but there’s a safer way to do it. "Facebook has been cracking down on this and while the results are positive, you should still be cautious of what you click." "There are many malicious sites designed to be shared on Facebook and bring victims to their site," the story said. In an article about staying safe from malware, the University of Georgia’s CAES Office of Information and Technology said a link’s being published on Facebook doesn’t mean it’s safe, We reached out to Amazon for comment, but received no response. But we found that the results were the same - they all lead to faulty websites none of these posts came from Amazon. Other Facebook posts used different links advertising parcels for around $1. We entered the site into, which rates websites for their trustworthiness and got an extremely low Trustscore - just 1 out of 100. We clicked the link in one of the Facebook posts and immediately got a Google warning that it was a deceptive site called. It has a network of online liquidation auction markets for major retailers and manufacturers like Wayfair, Walmart, Target, Amazon, and Best Buy, just to mention a few. Then it’s just a matter of entering bids and seeing if you’re the successful auction winner. If you plan to bid for a pallet of Amazon merchandise, you can set up an email alert on the pallet you’re interested in which will send you a notification of when the auction on that pallet is about to start. It is an online marketplace cum auction site. Most pallets and truckloads of Amazon merchandise are available to buy via live liquidation auctions that take place on Direct Liquidation’s website every day. (Read more about our partnership with Facebook.) Here are some reputable liquidation companies for Amazon liquidation pallets: BStock. The posts were flagged as part of Facebook’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. But before you spend your hard-earned buck, pump the brakes - that link leads to malware.
Some of the posts link to a sign-up form to receive one of these packages. "By rule, Amazon can throw these packages away, but now they're running a promotion and giving away random packages for just $1! You can easily get appliances, iPhones, kitchen items, or other items!" one post read. Several Facebook posts allege that Amazon has so many lost and unclaimed packages piling up in its warehouses that the company is offering them to customers for only $1 apiece. What’s in that box? A new iPhone or a fancy kitchen gadget? It’s all part of a $1 Amazon offer shared on Facebook that seems so good it makes Prime Day look overpriced.
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