What looked like a dream work-from-home gig in Memphis has turned into a coast-to-coast cautionary tale.
Postland LLC, advertised online as a Memphis logistics company, recruited people for remote “parcel expert” positions that promised $4,200 a month. Dozens of would-be workers say they did the job as instructed, receiving, repackaging and reshipping boxes, only to get locked out of company systems right when payday was supposed to hit and never see a dime.
The Better Business Bureau of the Mid-South has now logged more than 100 complaints about Postland from jobseekers in 34 states, with allegations ranging from missing paychecks to worries about identity theft. Complainants describe receiving pricey merchandise, paying out of pocket for shipping supplies, and then getting cut off when their pay period closed. As reported by Action News 5, victims said items included Tiffany earrings and laptops.
Workers Say They Were Used as Package Mules
People who filed reports told investigators they were instructed to receive packages at home, strip off the original labels, print and attach new labels provided through a company dashboard, and then forward the items overseas. Those steps line up with classic reshipping and parcel-mule schemes and show up repeatedly in reports on the Better Business Bureau's Scam Tracker. Several entries describe workers spending their own money on boxes, tape and postage, only to be locked out of the system just before their first promised payout.
Local Address Leads to a Dead End
Online, the company used two nearly identical names, Postland LLC and PostLend, and listed a Memphis office in the Southwind area on Players Club Parkway. Some directories put the business at Yellowpages, but a local Impact Team and the BBB say there was no trace of the business at the location. State records show Postland filed for incorporation in March and was administratively dissolved by June after the e-check used to pay its filing fee was returned, according to Action News 5.
How These Schemes Work
Consumer-protection agencies, including the Federal Trade Commission, warn that reshipping scams lure people with polished job ads, professional-looking dashboards and promises of easy, home-based work. Behind the scenes, scammers often use stolen credit cards to buy goods, then rely on unwitting “employees” to move those items out of the country. Security researchers note that offers like this typically dangle unusually high pay for relatively simple tasks, then disappear when it is time to actually send a paycheck. For more context, see the FTC's job-scams guidance and a recent breakdown from Malwarebytes.
What To Do and the Legal Exposure
Anyone who handed over a Social Security number, bank routing information or a photo ID to Postland should assume there is some risk of identity theft and monitor credit reports and financial accounts closely. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service warns that taking part in reshipping activity can expose someone to criminal charges such as mail fraud or receiving stolen property, even if they believed they had a legitimate job. Victims are urged to report what happened to the Postal Inspection Service and to consumer-protection organizations.
Keep screenshots, tracking numbers, emails and receipts, contact your bank to dispute any unauthorized charges, and consider placing fraud alerts with the major credit bureaus. For reporting instructions and additional detail, see the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the Better Business Bureau's Scam Tracker.
