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as posted by the channelWaiting for packages to arrive in the mail can make you anxious, especially with the potential of porch pirates. Here are some ways to deter them.
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You spent a lot of time scouring dozens of sites to scoop up the best Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals. Now comes the hard part: waiting for your packages to arrive. But you're not the only one waiting for your packages to land on your doorstep. Bad actors are too. And even if your package is insured, if it's stolen after it's been delivered to you, there's a good chance you won't be able to get reimbursed from the carrier.
Reports of porch pirates, or thieves who steal packages left outside people's homes, spike during the holiday season as the volume of deliveries grow. Over the past 12 months, 260 million packages worth $19.5 billion were stolen by porch pirates, according to data from SafeWise, a home safety research company.
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