Someone Signed for my USPS package....and Nobody's Home???

[batosai117]

I may be jumping the gun, but I ordered a knife online from one of my favorite dealers and with superb service it was shipped out same day via USPS Priority with signature confirmation. Well, I'm not expecting the package to arrive until Monday, and I just checked the DC number and it says it was delivered yesterday at 10:00 am and someone named R R MC CORD signed for my package.....WTF?!!!

I know no one is at home because my family is staying at my in laws this weekend for my mother in laws birthday. I'm away at work and won't be back until tonight, but of course I can't get a hold of customer service to ask the almighty question....who the hell is R R MC CORD and how did someone else sign for my package with nobody home?

Is it possible that R R MC CORD is the post office itself just holding my package?

I'm a very patient person, but finding this out makes me want an answer NOW!!! :grumpy:

Could USPS allow a neighbor to sign for it? I wouldn't think so because although I live in a neighborhood full of homes, there is a "community" mail box with everyone's house number in an individual key entry box.

If anyone has any intel or familiar situations to this, please chime in any words of encouragement. Esav, if you're out there, your help especially would be appreciated

 

[JDieseljoe69]

First thing I would do is call the office that delivers your mail, they should know the address they sent it to and the person who signed for it.

 

[jujigatame]

Maybe it would be permissable to have someone else in your household sign for it, but I can't imagine they'd let someone from a different addresss do it unless they had your express authorization. Otherwise, the sig confirmation is worthless as a tool to ensure proper delivery.

If the PO were holding it then the status online ought to say "notice left" and there'd be a slip in your box saying they had the package waiting for you. I've had tracking status messages that were erroneous and the result of human or machine error, but never one that said someone I didn't know signed for and took delivery of a package meant for me.

 

[jmarcroyal]

it could have been a passerby on your street, perhaps they saw the USPS guy knocking on your door with the package, walked up, said he lives there and signed for the package and just stole it. Hopefully people are better then that but who knows, there are lots of opportunistic criminals out there. Maybe if the mail guy asked for photo ID or something, but its just a signature, and the mail guy doesnt know who the package is actually for....

 

[batosai117]

I just received a "Proof of delivery" email that I requested from USPS and it's a scanned PDF image of the signature and address of the recipient, completely different address, lives in the neighborhood but still completely different numerics from my residence. I'm gonna have a chat with my post office and the signee when I return home. I already found his information and left a voicemail I hope he makes good on his end, cause I have proof that he has my property....

 

[Esav Benyamin]

It sounds like the Post Office brought the package to this other person at this other address and he signed for it, maybe thinking it was something he had ordered. Definitely bring the mistake to the PO's attention. First step, it is up to the letter carrier who misdelivered it to go and ask for it back.

 

[batosai117]

The wise Esav is correct....

My father who has the same name as me (or I have the same name as him ) heard my story and went to visit the address provided and kindly asked if there had been a mixup. The gentleman was kind enough to explain that he ordered a watch and that he had no idea of a knife being delivered to his home. Luckily my dad has a spare mail key so he checked my box and sure enough, the package was left in there unsigned for

I suppose the carrier may have scanned my package and still had the menu up for the other package when Mc Cord signed for it. Still a mistake on the carrier's end, but nothing that couldn't happen to anyone. No complaints for me, but a big scare when I first discovered this mistake.

I will go in person and apologize to Mr. McCord after work and show him printouts of why it was believed that he had my package. Who knows, if he collects watches he may just happen to be a member here