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The mystery of the couple who keep receiving free items from Amazon

They didn't order them and haven't been billed, and they're not the only ones

Published Thu, Feb 8, 2018 · 09:50 PM
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Acton, Massachusetts

THE first items to arrive were the plastic fan - which plugs into one's computer USB port - and the phone charger that doubles as an electric hand warmer.

It was October. Kelly Gallivan, 68, remembers seeing the Amazon box addressed to her husband sitting outside their Acton, Massachusetts, house. She brought it inside, opened it and unwrapped the "techy gizmo stuff".

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