Mail & Identity Theft
Mail Theft Monday – 9/27/10
There has been such a plethora of mail identity theft this past week… best get right to it! News of Record: Police Log The Bulletin – 9/25/10 (BEND, OREGON) “[…] Bend Police Department: Theft — Mail was reported stolen at 4:36 p.m. Sept. 23, in the 400 block of Northeast Thurston Avenue.” COMMENTS: Ace Hardware…
Read MoreMail Identity Theft – April 2014
Mail identity theft news from across the nation in April 2014. Apr. 1: EUGENE, Oregon: The Register-Guard – Reward sought in Eugene mailbox break-ins POOLESVILLE, Maryland: Gazette.net – Outgoing mail stolen from 7 homes in Poolesville: One check forged and cashed BARTONVILLE, Texas: The Leader – Bartonville police offer tips to help avoid identity theft WICKER…
Read MoreMail Identity Theft – July 2014
Thieves stealing mail for identity theft across the United States in July 2014. To prevent mail-identity theft and mailbox vandalism, consider a Mail Boss.
Read MoreMail-Identity Theft: March 2015
From Wichita, Kansas to Wichita Falls, Texas, and from Anchorage, Alaska to Oakland Park, Florida, mail thieves are stealing sensitive information from residential mailboxes for identity theft. It’s happening across the country, and nowhere is safe. The best defense is a quality locking mailbox to prevent would-be identity thieves from gaining access to your financial…
Read MoreMail Theft Monday – Hello March!
It’s almost Spring, though it may not seem like it in the Northeast. Here in Seattle it’s nice and sunny, and tax season is upon us. *Da* Da* DUN* What does that mean to you? Besides impending quality time with Turbo Tax, juggling deductions, and crossing fingers for refunds, tax season means mail thieves are…
Read MoreMail Theft Monday – 3/29/10
We’re back from the Ace Convention and New Orleans and boy did we have a good time! We were glad to have a big ol’ stack of mail identity theft articles to convince those who said “we don’t have that problem here” that in fact, they do! Well more on that later, but for now,…
Read MoreMail Identity Theft – July 2012
Thieves are stealing mail to steal sensitive information for the nation’s fastest growing crime of identity theft. Across the nation throughout July 2012, mail theft reports in the news indicate stolen mail is a growing cause of identity theft, prevalent in both big cities and rural areas alike. Protect yourself with a high security locking mailbox like the Mail Boss curbside or wall mount secure mailboxes.
Read MoreMail-Identity Theft – April 2013
Apr. 1: Port Townsend, WASHINGTON: Port Townsend Leader – Trial in massive mail theft case is delayed to June Apr. 2: Martinez, CALIFORNIA: Martinez Patch – Martinez PD: Mail Theft and Suspicious Hugging Apr. 3: Grosse Point, MICHIGAN: Grosse Point Patch – Credit Fraud, Mail Theft Under Investigation in Grosse Pointe Farms Foresthill, CALIFORNIA: News10…
Read MoreMail Identity Theft – June 2014
Here is the round up of mail identity theft and mailbox vandalism news from across the United States in June 2014. Remember, to help prevent mail related identity theft: 1. Use a locking mailbox to secure incoming mail 2. Never send sensitive mail from an unsecured mailbox 3. Shred sensitive personal information (most of which…
Read MoreThefts from “Secure” Mailboxes in Oregon
KATU News reports a string of mail thefts in Sandy, Oregon A rash of mail thefts has people concerned. One woman knew there was a problem when she found her mailbox empty and other people’s mail laying nearby. Some residents found their “locking mailboxes” pried open. Others found their mailbox locks had been cut off.…
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