Life's a Stitch

I may have mentioned this in a prior post. I used to work with a wise woman, who would say “Everyone has a story. Some longer than others.” Complicated as it is, I’ll try to spare you length.

Sooo, I followed the tracking of our Serrano ham, all 17.5 lbs of it. Presumably it had originated in Spain, maybe over to China, then to Florida where my tracking notice began. Wait a minute, this ham is following our travels! USPS then showed its arrival in Fresno, California, nowhere near our usual California destination. And not anywhere close to our address. 

That’s where it stayed, delivered to an address in Fresno. Scam complete. Yes, this is an official category of mail fraud. A package is sent, not the expected weight, to a completely different address. Tracking is marked delivered, and the sender collects the payment from PayPal. Communicating with the post office supervisor, she confirmed that it weighed 8oz, originated in Florida, it’s terminus in Fresno.

It’s most definitely, not-so-shockingly,  a scham (a scam ham). There were too many signs along the way. A call, followed by a phone call to PayPal, escalated the case to “claim” status. They have contacted Mr. Kenneth Terrel, of Florida, for an explanation. He has some explaining to do. 

Our family holiday treat will now be a prime rib roast, bought at a local grocery store, and safely stowed in our freezer.

Not so long a story afterall.