This story is not about online scams, but a group of employees (including the supervisor) at my local post office got caught setting aside envelopes and packages that looked like they contained cash, gift cards, or something valuable. They smuggled them out in one of the employees backpacks, then got together outside of work to open everything, steal the contents, and divvy up the loot. They only got caught because enough people complained to the post office that their gifts never reached the recipients.