Mail & Identity Theft
Mail Theft Monday – 11/9/09
We are thinking we will make “Mail Theft Monday” a regular posting, now that we have oodles of mail theft to report on, thanks to a new Google News Alert for “stolen mail”. So without further ado, here’s the latest and greatest in the world of mail-identity theft. Two Horry County residents sentenced in federal…
Read MoreMail Theft Monday – 11/16/09
Mesa man arrested on dozens of credit card thefts, fraud AZ Central – 11/12/09 (MESA, ARIZONA) “Police recovered enough stolen property to fill a U-Haul truck after they served a search warrant on a Mesa man who was arrested in October while on bail for a forgery charge, police said. Christopher R. Cage was arrested…
Read MoreMail Theft Monday – 11/30/09
Editor’s Note: This edition of Mail Theft Monday is one week late. Blame it on the Holidays 🙂 Here’s the last November edition of “Mail Theft Monday“… During these busy Holidays, none of us really have the time for close reading, so I’m trying a new strategy: I’m going to put in bold what I…
Read MoreMail Theft Monday – 12/7/09
Editor’s Note: Emphases added. Routine traffic stop turns into mail theft case Daily Democrat – 12/3/09 (WOODLAND, CALIFORNIA) “An otherwise routine vehicle stop led to the arrest of a Woodland man who now stands accused of mail theft – a federal crime. Sgt. Bret Hancock reported the incident Wednesday morning. He said the initial traffic…
Read MoreMail Theft Monday – 12/14/09
Law and Order: Marana teens indicted in mail theft, damage The Arizona Daily Star – 12/11/09 (TUSCON, ARIZONA) “Two Marana teenagers were indicted Wednesday on federal mail theft and postal damage charges. [Raines] 18, and [Nichols] 19, were arrested Nov. 4 by Pima County sheriff’s deputies who were investigating a series of fires started in…
Read MoreMail Theft Monday – 12/21/09
It’s the Holidays, which means the thieves are Happy too!!! Oh yes, they are. Mail theft is pretty rampant in December, with crooks looking to steal gifts and cards from the mail. Definitely time for locking mailboxes, all around! So pardon us, for this particularly lengthy “Mail Theft Monday” – don’t say we didn’t warn…
Read MoreMore Mail Theft in Denver, CO
Holidays mean thieves have mail set in their sights Watch the video here. 9 News – Denver, COLORADO “It is a crime in which victims often do not even know they are victims. Paul McPherson of Westminster says he would have had no idea someone stole letters from his mailbox if a neighbor had not…
Read MoreMail Theft Monday – 01/11/10
Topekan charged in fraud The Capital-Journal – 1/7/10 (TOPEKA, KANSAS) “Two people, including one from Topeka, were indicted Thursday […] for conspiracy, bank fraud, aggravated identity theft and theft or receipt of stolen mail. Robert L. Maxwell, 45, of Topeka, and Marcella D. Machado, 46, of Olathe, were charged on allegations that they obtained information…
Read MoreMail Theft Monday – 1/18/10
Happy MLK Day, everyone! Still getting used to writing “2010” here. Still boggled at the crazy amounts of mail identity theft going on across the nation. And still advocating the use of a high-quality security locking mailbox (ahem: MailBoss) to protect your mail and your identity. Just a reminder that we have the new Package…
Read MoreLock Your Mailbox in Bellingham!
This just out from the Bellingham Herald : Series of mail thefts investigated by Bellingham police The article reads: “Bellingham police are investigating a series of mail thefts after a man found several articles of discarded mail on his daily walk Sunday, Jan. 17. The man discovered the mail at about 12:30 p.m. in the…
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