The courier industry is not immune to criminals creating scams. There have been a number of different scams brought to the attention of  same-day courier service Naparex; but the most common one in the United States belongs to criminals claiming to be a company called United Express Delivery. Naparex recently received a call from a gentleman in Nevada who was trying to find the source of a phone call from a courier company claiming to be a Las Vegas Courier Service.

Usually a targeted individual will receive a call on their cell phone from an operator claiming to work for United Express Delivery. They go on to say that a package needs to be delivered to the individual’s home and will require a signature. Sometimes the company will ask for missing details in the address they have; usually an apartment number or a suite number. They seem specifically interested in when the individual will be home, claiming that they need to know when to bring the package to obtain a signature. In reality these scam artists are phishing for personal information, detailed addresses and even time periods in which they know no one will be at the individual’s residence.

An even more upsetting aspect of this scam is that they set-up security questions with the individuals they are calling. Obviously security questions contain some sort of private information; sometimes the name of a pet which will give the scam artists notice of whether or not the residence will have a pet of some sort as an obstacle. Sometimes the security question will be even more personal; a father’s middle name for example. The bottom line is this is information that one would not want a scam artist to know about.

Though Naparex has no involvement in this scam we think it is important that individuals are aware of this scam and where they can find more information on the topic.

Steps an individual can take to prevent falling prey to this scam are as follows:
1. If you are not expecting a delivery of an item then be sure to ask the caller who the sender is. Verify this with the sender before giving out any information to the caller.
2. If you feel uneasy offering information regarding when you will be home to recieve the delivery offer to pick it up from the location instead.
3. There would be no reason a courier company calling to confirm a delivery would need to set up a security questions; if this is brought up you should be immediately suspicious.

Please visit this website to view the numbers frequented by this scam and individual’s personal experience with these phone calls.

If you feel as though you have been contacted by caller involved in this scam then you will want to report it here.

The current trends in the economy have been hard on everyone, but particularly hardest hit has been the Postal Service. In the last year alone, the Postal Service lost what amounts to billions of dollars. Of course, this has required the powers that be in the government and within the service to consider new ways to cut costs and to increase revenues.

The first and most commonly discussed method for decreasing the costs of maintaining the Postal Service has been that the service should potentially reduce mail delivery to only five days per week. Postmaster General John E. Potter feels that this reduction is going to be one of the best ways to help curb the spending that has put the service billions of dollars in debt.

Despite this being one of the principal strategies being considered for helping to right the financial ship of the Service, the voice of the American people suggests that people are more concerned about the potential of their local post office’s closing than they are about this potential reduction in service. While the Postal Service has acknowledged that concern, they have stated that these closures represent only a very small piece of the overall puzzle, and that no sites will likely close before January.

Other steps which are being discussed, and some of which will certainly be implemented, include restructuring of the Postal Service network. This will likely bring about a reduction of employees that are working for the Service, but will also include refitting the delivery fleet with newer, greener, vehicles that will be more fuel efficient and therefore cost much less to run. Hiring a courier service to deliver your time critical packages is not a bad idea given these circumstances.

 A large piece of the overall strategic picture has been the potential for Post Offices to sell and bring in revenue from things other than just stamps. Courier Services are begining to compliment and replace postal services.  In an interview, Potter did not disclose exactly what he thought the Postal Service should be selling, but it is clear from the numbers alone that extra revenue of some kind is going to need to be found in order to help balance the books.  Perhaps it’s same day courier services?

The changing face of how we communicate has also changed the postal service. Potter has made it clear that moving forward into the twentieth century, the public, lawmakers, and the workers within the Postal Service all have to accept that the service is going to change. The important thing is to discover what it must transform into in order to continue providing an important service to the entire country.

Contact by Naparex in desperation to move a tractor trailer of office equipment from a remote location in Canada to three separate locations in Alabama and Mississippi, Sitel Corporation breathed in relief as the shipment arrived early, in perfect condition and under budget.

With over 65,000 employees worldwide, Sitel is an organization that provides call center services to fortune 500 corporations.  When they have to move a site with 400+ computers, desks and a variety of office equipment from one location to another, Naparex is now their preferred carrier.

Whether they are shipping Internationally, such as Nicagara, the employees of Naparex did not say, ’sorry, we can not do that’.  We took the challenge to coordinate the entire delivery working with some of the best referenced agents around.

Whether you require Courier Service, logistics, distribution or warehousing services, Naparex is a company that is willing to extend and say yes.  Through our large network, experience and contacts, Naparex is a great choice for those difficult deliveries.

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