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79-Year-Old Receives 100 Mystery Amazon Packages, Investigation Underway

3/1/2026

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Pat Hurley, a 79-year-old woman in Elgin, Illinois, has received more than 100 Amazon packages she did not order.
The packages bear her address under different names, while deliveries continued despite her lack of an account.
The family tried to donate the contents, believed to be art supplies, amid safety concerns.
Amazon apologized and said it is investigating after ABC7 I-Team coverage.

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Story summary

Pat Hurley, a 79-year-old woman in Elgin, Illinois, has received more than 100 Amazon packages she did not order.
The packages bear her address under different names, while deliveries continued despite her lack of an account.
The family tried to donate the contents, believed to be art supplies, amid safety concerns.
Amazon apologized and said it is investigating after ABC7 I-Team coverage.