Who wouldn't like a high-quality surprise gift for little money? An iPhone, a Playstation or maybe a TV. Available as “Unclaimed Amazon packages” or as a “Mystery Box” for around €25. The catch: you never know what you're going to get!
The headlines of the mystery box advertisements often read “Unclaimed Amazon packages”, “Insolvency sale” or “Devices that have not been picked up on Ebay and Amazon”. The images are often identical across listings and across multiple ads, leading to websites that look like trading platforms.

There is also a pseudo countdown that is supposed to put visitors under pressure. We also see a lot of pictures of high-quality products that can supposedly be packaged in the mystery box.

Amazon packages and mystery boxes: The trick on social media
Of course, the advertisements on Facebook are particularly exciting. A trick is used here. Some profiles post under the advertisements that they have already received a mystery box. They proudly display their high-quality products. This seems like a positive review or even confirmation of the whole thing.
But that's not it! A closer look at these profiles shows that these are fake profiles or hijacked profiles from Southeast Asia, which then post in broken German. These profiles have only one purpose, they are intended to suggest the authenticity of these mystery boxes.
In doing so, they attract users and establish a kind of basis of trust, which, however, is unlikely to stand up to reality.
Do the advertisements keep their promises?
Probably not. Our cooperation partner Wachlist Internet has already issued a warning against this sales method. This warning reads:
We cannot judge whether the mystery box can actually provide a positive surprise, as we are not aware of any reviews. However, one reader reported that she was sent four inferior products - for example a pair of headphones and a smart watch, both worth 6 euros each.
warning at this point . This business method obviously involves tricks. The hoped-for high-quality products may turn out to be inferior products. Therefore, it is better to simply ignore the advertisements and the comments below.
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