Scary Mail Theft Facts

IdentityTheft.org provides shocking information on mail identity theft IdentityTheft.org is an informative website that offers information on mail theft and identity theft, as well as ID Theft prevention tips. This site reports that the first step in prevention is a secure locking mailbox. Below are some of the facts and information they provide on mail…

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Mail Theft Monday – 11/23/09

Phenix city pair sentenced for Enterprise mail theft Dothan Eagle – 11/22/09 (PHENIX CITY, ALABAMA) “A federal judge sentenced a Phenix City pair last week to serve three months in prison for stealing mail from a mailbox in Enterprise. Federal court records show both [Crews] and [Gordon] were sentenced on Friday to the three-month term…

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Mail Theft Monday – 2/22/10

We do apologize for this “lazy” version of Mail Theft Monday with no fantastically insightful commentary. We will return to your normally scheduled programming next Monday! Without further ado, here is a week in mail identity theft and stolen mail cases: Newberry County officials looking for suspects in stolen mail case WACH “Try to take…

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Mail Theft Monday – 4/12/10

ALERT: Mail Theft in Downtown Multi-Unit Building Downtown Muse – 4/3/10 (LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA) “Downtown Los Angeles residents and businesses should be aware of recent mail thefts in the area and take precautions to protect the identities, finances, and mail of themselves and their neighbors. Security camera footage discovered on Friday, April 3, 2010 shows…

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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…

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Mail 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…

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Mail-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…

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Mail 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…

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Mail 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,…

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