Imagine you receive a package from T-Mobile that you didn’t expect. If you tear open the box you will see that there are two inside iPhone 16 Pro units, two cases, two removable privacy screens, a pair of wall chargers, and two pairs of AirPods. The recipient of the box, who is a Reddit subscriber, thought he might have accidentally received someone else’s order. However, the box was addressed to the Reddit subscriber and contains the correct address. He is one T-Mobile subscriber.
If you have been a loyal customer of a wireless carrier for a long time, they may surprise you with a free phone. In 2016 a I know a Verizon subscriber received a free Moto Z Droid Force smartphone, which was a high-end model at the time. According to the T-Mobile subscriber who received the two for free iPhone 16 Pro units and two of the aforementioned accessories: “My name is on the label and everything, including my address. I am a T-Mobile customer, but I didn’t order anything. This is really so bizarre.”
Check your T-Mobile account to ensure no unauthorized purchases have been placed on your account
Another Reddit subscriber suggested that the recipient of the box check his own T-Mobile account to make sure what he received wasn’t an unauthorized purchase on his account by a commission-hungry T-Mobile representative. Hey, this stuff really happens. The recipient checked his T-Mobile account and haven’t found any unauthorized purchases or line additions that actually take the mystery to another level.
Contents of an unexpected package received from T-Mobile by a T-Mobile customer. | Image credit-Reddit
The recipient of the package should be on the lookout for a text message, email or phone call it claims to have come from T-Mobile stating that the shipment was sent to him by mistake. This message will probably ask for some information about him T-Mobile so a note can be added explaining what happened. The phone call, text message or email would indicate that the recipient would not have to pay anything for the products that were in the box if they returned them immediately.
Another possibility is that it is a hoax call, text message or email claiming to be from T-Mobile will ask for a credit card number so that they can credit your card for the cost of the products that were accidentally shipped to you. They will probably tell you that the credit card transaction will be reversed once they get the phones and accessories back. We already told you about it earlier this month another attack that has some of the red flags we discuss in this article.
If this happens to you, do not respond to such a message and do not provide your account number, PIN code or password. Do not provide bank or credit card details. A rogue insider could have been paid to send you the package, followed by the aforementioned phone call or a fake email/text. Once the attacker gains control of your account, he can change passcodes and passwords to lock you out of your apps and online accounts and steal your money. Be alert.
Going to a T-Mobile corporate store may be the best answer you can give
It is also possible that an insider could have sent you the package and phones to your address and demanded that you return them to a fake address. Once they receive the phones from you, they can make calls T-Mobilepretend to be yourself and have your current eSIM transferred to the new one iPhone 16 Pro units. At that point, the attackers have control over your apps, including your financial apps.
If this scenario, as strange as it is, happens to you, call a legit one T-Mobile number. Don’t take that song out We recently learned through Google that some scammers are paying for search ads that include fake carrier customer service phone numbers. Better yet, drive to your local business T-Mobile shop. Ask for a manager and explain the situation.
By visiting a company T-Mobile store, you may be able to find out if you’re under attack on your bank, crypto, credit card, or brokerage accounts, or rewarded for your loyalty to T-Mobile.
