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title: "Amazon Allegedly Planting Fake Delivery Boxes to Test Driver Integrity"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/51ba91f9-49ad-4b6a-b698-49bd1e655631
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/amazon-allegedly-planting-fake-delivery-boxes-to-test-driver-integrity-2707917
category: "Retail"
industry: "Retail"
topics: ["Technology"]
published: 2018-09-21T14:09:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:33:54.289Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/390f6b9832d03cdfb25383de39be99748422.jpg
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# Amazon Allegedly Planting Fake Delivery Boxes to Test Driver Integrity

**TL;DR:** Amazon is allegedly testing delivery drivers by planting fake packages to see if they'll steal them. The practice is part of the company's quality programs and audits.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-09-21. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/amazon-allegedly-planting-fake-delivery-boxes-to-test-driver-integrity-2707917).*

## Story

Amazon is testing delivery drivers by planting fake packages to see if they’ll steal them, according to a Business Insider report.

A former logistics manager for the company spoke to Business Insider under the condition of anonymity and said the practice is meant to be a trap, and that orders to do this come from Amazon’s Seattle headquarters.

According to the article, drivers need to scan the labels on all packages they deliver. A fake box will prompt an error message, and from there the driver can either call a supervisor or return the package to an Amazon warehouse.

Or, apparently, they can steal it.

“Checks and audits are part of overall quality programs and are administered at random,” Amazon told Business Insider.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Retail (sector)
- Amazon (company)
- delivery testing (topic)
- quality programs (topic)
- driver integrity (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/amazon-allegedly-planting-fake-delivery-boxes-to-test-driver-integrity-2707917). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/51ba91f9-49ad-4b6a-b698-49bd1e655631).