Mail fraud can mean anything from non-delivery of mail-order merchandise to mail actually being stolen. Not only do criminals steal packages containing presents and cards filled with money or checks but personal information in your mail can be used by criminals to steal your identity.
Preventing Mail Theft:
• Do not leave outgoing mail in your unlocked mailbox.
• Deposit mail in a collection box or inside your local post office.
• Promptly pick up your incoming mail after it is delivered.
• Have mail delivered to a Post Office Box or Personal Mail Delivery Service.
• Use Direct Deposit and Electronic Banking to avoid checks in your mail.
• Contact the senders if you don’t receive credit cards, checks, or other valuable mail.
• When out of town have the post office hold your mail or have someone your trust pick up the mail daily.
• Be observant of and report suspicious activities on your street, including those near your letter carrier, the postal vehicle, residential mailboxes, and collection boxes.
• Notify the post office and people who will be sending you mail that you have a change of address.
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