How do you protect from mail theft?

How do you protect from mail theft?

Prevent Mail Theft

1. Check your mail regularly.
2. Consider purchasing a locking mailbox.
3. Sign up for informed delivery so that you know when sensitive mail will arrive.
4. Cut back landscaping from around your mailbox to ensure proper visibility.
5. Never send cash through the mail.

Can mailmen steal mail?

The man could be charged with mail theft under California Penal Code Section 530.5(e) PC. Additionally, if the man actually uses the personal identification information he discovered in the stolen mail, he may also be prosecuted for identity theft pursuant to California Penal Code Section 530.5 PC.

What happens if a mailman steals your mail?

The Postal Service does its best to return stolen and recovered mail to mailers or recipients. USPS Office of the Inspector General public information officer Jeff Arney said, “If we recover mail, we make every attempt to work with the Postal Service to get the mail back to its intended recipient.

What does the US Postal Service investigate?

Postal Inspectors investigate any crime with a nexus to the mail. These crimes include mail theft, mail fraud, financial fraud, identity theft, robberies and burglaries of postal facilities, assaults and threats on postal employees, investigations of dangerous and prohibited mails, narcotics, cybercrime and much more.

What happens if you steal mail from the post office?

Unfortunately, a small number of employees abuse the public’s trust by delaying or stealing the mail. It is the job of OIG special agents to identify dishonest employees and take proper investigative steps to have them prosecuted and removed from the Postal Service.

Is it true that postal workers commit theft?

I must say the lady at the 1 800 number was hot on this when she seen it on her computer. Needless to say, some postal workers do commit theft, as they are just as human as everyone else. Some are good, some are bad, they come from all walks of life. Just my opinion. 8 clever moves when you have $1,000 in the bank.

Did you ever experience anything like this with USPS?

Never experienced anything like it. Interfering with the mail is a federal crime. In 40 years of mail order businesses, the USPS has never stolen a package of mine. They have lost and crushed packages, but never stolen. USPS employees have pride and integrity.

How many internal mail theft investigations did the OIG conduct in 2019?

During the reporting period from October 2019 through September 2020, OIG special agents conducted 1,221 internal mail theft investigations, resulting in 333 arrests, 1,000 administrative actions, and approximately $588,000 in monetary benefit for the Postal Service.