BALTIMORE — Fake delivery notifications are flooding inboxes and phones this holiday season, with scammers posing as major shipping companies to steal personal information and money from unsuspecting shoppers.

As packages pile up on doorsteps across the country, criminals are taking advantage of the busy delivery season by sending convincing fake texts, emails and even making in-person visits demanding payment for packages that were never ordered.

A Maryland woman, who asked to be identified only as Renee, experienced this scam firsthand when a fake courier appeared at her Middle River home claiming to have an Amazon package for her.

"A man knocked on the door and my fiance answered. And he said he had a package for me, Amazon package, and I said, Really? So, you know, I thought what's

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