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Delivery people... I've had my laptop stolen by a fake delivery worker who cleaned up the building.

An UPS or DHL uniform will get you most everywhere, and you have an excuse for carrying bulky stuff.

Edit: Kevin Mitnick's The Art of Deception is an oldie but goodie detailing most of this stuff.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18160.The_Art_of_Decepti...

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Hmm, what kind of company lets a UPS/etc man past the front desk? It seems pretty standard practice everywhere I've ever worked that packages went to a designated spot (front desk, loading dock, etc) and the final recipient was pinged via email/whatever to come pick it up.

My huge employer does - UPS takes the cargo elevator but get access to the mailroom, inside secured the premise.

Come to think of it, couldn't a device just be hidden in a package? Like a small statue delivered to a bad address?

You don't even need physical access. Just stick it outside in a planter.

Brilliant, plant it by the smoking areas where there's captive targets

Most companies. A clip board, a smile and a sense you know where you are going is a pretty powerful combo.

Hell I wandered into the phone system/networking closet at a fairly prominent Chicago hotel, on accident, after walking past multiple security guards.

You can also buy UPS and Fedex uniforms off eBay for dirt cheap. AT&T shirts, too. Pretty much any uniform you'd want to infiltrate a building in the developed world, you can buy it on eBay.

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