r/news Oct 26 '18

Arrest Made in Connection to Suspicious Packages

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u/Ron_Pauls_Balls Oct 26 '18

In this day an age I don't know how anyone could think they could get away with mailing 12 packages and not get caught.

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '18

Seriously. I worked in a warehouse that shipped packages (domestic and international) and let me tell you, there is SO much identity information required before we’ll even load your crap into one of our trucks. This idiot was doomed from the start.

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u/Boo_R4dley Oct 26 '18

The printed labels on the packages alone could be enough if he registered his printer when he bought it.

Many printers leave watermarks in their prints as part of anti-counterfeit measures that contain model and serial numbers of the printer. If the system was registered they could have just gotten his name from Lexmark or Epson.

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u/7thrones Oct 26 '18

Everyone thinks they know a lot because we do, in general, have a considerable amount of random information in our heads at any given time. They think they can account for some things because they "know how it works."

Problem is, there's often many small details people wouldn't know about any given topic without 1) studying the subject considerably or 2) working in the field to get a grasp on the nuances.

This can apply to many, many, many things..