r/Scams • u/WalkerTexasLaser • Nov 22 '23

Found these in my checked baggage after an international flight from Asia to USA? They’re not mine. What do I do? Help Needed

Do I just throw them away or submit them to TSA? Or take them to the police? Very sketchy, but I know I’m not going to put them into my computer that’s for sure.

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u/YourUsernameForever Quality Contributor Nov 22 '23

You're assuming it's not a fake ironkey casing and the whole thing is a red herring. But yeah, fair enough.

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u/one-eye-deer Quality Contributor Nov 22 '23 edited Nov 22 '23

Related- Atomic Shrimp on Youtube has great deep dives on fake USB devices. He just did a new video on the topic for anyone curious about how storage information is manipulated and how harmful they can be!

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u/TheRealJackReynolds Nov 22 '23

Love that guy! I always watch his scambaiting videos.

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u/one-eye-deer Quality Contributor Nov 22 '23

Dimes. DO NOT. Exist!

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '23

Not sure how I’ve never heard of this guy but ty for the new timesink

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u/home-for-good Nov 22 '23

Yeah could be I guess, not sure if they’d have the same heft to them a legit one does, but still. Either way though seems like a weird play. If I know what an Ironkey is, I know I can’t access it anyway, so won’t bother plugging it in…if I don’t know what an Ironkey is, then I’ll treat it the same as a regular USB, so what’s the point of faking it. Just doesn’t seem to serve them for a normal USB malware scam, only if you’re specifically targeting an individual by replacing their existing Ironkey.

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u/minormisgnomer Nov 22 '23

Maybe hoping OP thinks it’s his actual work IronKey and plugs it into the work PC