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Mail Theft Monday – 10/18/10
Thieves often target outgoing mail to steal bill payments because they can wash the Payee and then cash the check fraudulently. However, they also target incoming mail to steal sensitive information that can be used for identity theft. Check fraud is common, and is a hassle to address, but identity theft is a nightmare, requiring hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars to rectify. To prevent mail-identity theft, use a high security locking mailbox to secure incoming mail, and use online bill pay to prevent theft of checks in outgoing mail. And as always, shred sensitive documents (which primarily come in your curbside mailbox) to thwart dumpster divers.
Read MoreMail Theft Monday – It’s November!
Can you believe it’s November already? Many of us spent last week in Orlando at the Ace Hardware Fall Convention, so we apologize for the lapse in posting. Next week, we will return to your regularly scheduled Mail Theft Monday. But for today, we’ll include the mail-identity theft stories that have occurred in the past two…
Read MoreMail Theft Monday: 11/8/10
Suspected mail thief arrested in Live Oak Santa Cruz Sentinel – 11/4/10 (LIVE OAK, CALIFORNIA) “A man who stole mail and ran from a sheriff’s deputy was arrested early Thursday in Live Oak, the Sheriff’s Office reported. Ethan Benoit, a 21-year-old Hollister man, was arrested just after 12:10 a.m. Thursday on the 2300 block of…
Read MoreMail Theft Monday – 11/22/10
This week it’s going to be brief. Not going to lie – I’m going to Mexico… like, right MEOW! So, fewer comments than usual and [emphases added]!. Andalé Andalé!!! Maui Meadows Mail Thief ListOwn.com -11/18/10 Last night between the hours of midnight and 8AM, some icehead stole my outgoing mail from my mailbox. Nothing too…
Read MoreMail Theft Monday – 11/29/10
Broomfield Enterprise police report – Nov. 28 Broomfield Enterprise – 11/27/10 (BROOMFIELD, COLORADO) “[…] Nov. 19 […] Mail was stolen from a business in the 6900 block of West 117th Avenue. Loss, unknown. […]” COMMENTS: It is important to remember that thieves target business mailboxes just as they target residential mailboxes. Business should use high…
Read MoreMail Theft Monday – 12/13/10
Lamoine mail theft investigated Fence Viewer – 12/10/10 (LAMOINE, MAINE) “Authorities are investigating thefts of mail from Lamoine residences, which occurred during the past week. Hancock County Deputy Sheriff Shane Campbell reported Dec. 6 that a Lamoine resident found mail belonging to multiple residents discarded on a remote road. Campbell collected the mail and evidence…
Read MoreMail Theft Monday – 12/20/10
Valley Man Says Large Check Stolen KRGV5 – 12/18/10 (BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS) “Jaime Vega says he nearly didn’t have Christmas this year, after nearly $6,000 was stolen from him. A check for $5,900 was stolen out of his mailbox. He says it was cashed at a Casa de Cambio in Brownsville. “They got the picture of…
Read MoreMail Theft Monday – 12/27/10
Residents in Michigan City, Walkerton report missing mail Herald Argus – 12/24/10 (LA PORTE, INDIANA) La Porte County Sheriffs were busy this Christmas, as a rash of mail theft hit Michigan City and Walkerton neighborhoods. One victim discovered a box of 500 checks had been stolen from the mailbox when the thief attempted to cash…
Read MoreMail Theft Monday – 1/3/11
Neighbor finds torn-open mail strewn in Diamond Valley The Prescott Daily Courier – 12/31/10 (DIAMOND VALLEY, ARIZONA) “A woman on her way to work Tuesday morning found mail that had been torn open strewn along the side of the road near the corner of Victor Drive and Ramada Drive in Diamond Valley. She picked up…
Read MoreMonday Mail Theft Roundup
Two charged in Hamden mail theft; more arrests expected – New Haven Register HAMDEN, Connecticut – 10/12/2009 Mercer county mail theft – 21 News Now, WFMJ YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – 10/07/2009 Man sentenced in Fairbanks mail theft – Daily News-Miner FAIRBANKS, Alaska – 10/07/2009 Fairbanks woman sentenced for meth possession – KTTU Alaska FAIRBANKS, Alaska – 10/06/2009 Fairbanks mail theft ring…
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