Porch pirates stole $12 billion worth of packages in the past year and a new Value Penguin report says 4 out of 10 Americans have fallen victim to this crime.

Nearly half of shoppers can expect to have at least one delivery fall victim to porch pirates during the holiday season.

It's the holiday shopping season and more packages will be left at doors, which could make your items more appealing to 'porch pirates.'

Christmas is just around the corner, meaning people are waiting for packages to be delivered. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel wants to remind people to take proactive steps to protect their packages from theft as a part of the Holiday Scams Campaign.

More than 120 million packages were stolen in the U.S. in the past year, with an estimated $16 billion lost to porch pirates.

We would also encourage looking into security cameras to go along with that so you know if someone else is trying to utilize your lockbox on your porch as well.” Christian said the more prepared you are,