{"id":29996,"date":"2021-01-18T19:16:52","date_gmt":"2021-01-19T00:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=29996"},"modified":"2021-01-18T19:17:03","modified_gmt":"2021-01-19T00:17:03","slug":"philadelphia-postal-facility-warns-of-gifts-being-backlogged-as-scammers-pounce-on-delivery-delays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2021\/01\/18\/philadelphia-postal-facility-warns-of-gifts-being-backlogged-as-scammers-pounce-on-delivery-delays\/","title":{"rendered":"Philadelphia postal facility warns of gifts being backlogged as scammers pounce on delivery delays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w3.cdn.anvato.net\/player\/prod\/v3\/anvload.html?key=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%3D%3D\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>(WSYR-TV) \u2014 If you\u2019re still waiting on those holiday packages, you are not alone. Thousands of deliveries meant to reach homes by Christmas are still sitting in at least one Post Office facility.<\/p>\n<p>According to postal workers in the Philadelphia area, hundreds of thousands of boxes are just sitting inside processing and delivery centers.<\/p>\n<p>This backlog is expected to take weeks, if not months, to sort out.<\/p>\n<p>Employee availability and COVID-19 safety precautions have made the backlog worse. More than a million packages of the estimated three million shipped this holiday season were delayed across the country for more than 30 days.<\/p>\n<p>The FTC is now warning about scammers who are taking advantage of the delays. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.localsyr.com\/news\/local-news\/postal-facility-warns-of-gifts-being-backlogged-as-scammers-pounce-on-delivery-delays\/\">More here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29891\" src=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Delayed-Mail-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Delayed-Mail-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Delayed-Mail-123x70.jpg 123w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Delayed-Mail.jpg 495w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(WSYR-TV) \u2014 If you\u2019re still waiting on those holiday packages, you are not alone. Thousands of deliveries meant to reach homes by Christmas are still sitting in at least one Post Office facility. According to postal workers in the Philadelphia area, hundreds of thousands of boxes are just sitting inside processing and delivery centers. 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