HomeMy WebLinkAboutREG 2017-07-17 Item 2A - Presentation - Combatting Postal Mail TheftUNITED STATES POSTAL INSPECTION SERVICE
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Areas of Investigation
• Mail Fraud
• Revenue Fraud
• Prohibitive Mailings
• Money Laundering
• Mail /ID Theft
• Bank /Credit Card Fraud
• Violent Crimes
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Crimes Focus
• Mail Theft
• Identity Theft
• Other fraudulent Schemes-
- Counterfeit Postal Money Orders
- Reshipping -Work at Home
- Foreign Lottery
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What Do I Focus On?
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Who is Stealing Mail?
• Drug Users
• Gangs
• Career criminals
• People down on their luck
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What Are They Looking For?
• Credit Cards
• Checks (Including cancelled checks)
• Convenience Checks
• Credit Bureau Printouts
• Bank /Credit Card Statements
• Employee and Customer Records
• Cash
• Gift Cards
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Volume Mail Theft
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Mail Theft
• According to the FTC, in 2015 what
percentage of all victims of ID theft cited
stolen mail as the source of information?
4%
• The USPS is still the safest way to conduct
business.
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What to Look For?
• All the mailboxes on your street are open
• You haven't received mail in several days
• Your locking mailbox has tool marks on it
• You are missing an expected piece of mail
• Weird charges are coming up on your bank
statements.
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How Do I Protect Myself?
• Check your Credit Report
— Equifax.com, Experian.com, Transunion.com
• Check your bank statements
— Checks you didn't write
— Purchases you didn't make
• Pick up your mail as soon as you can
• Vacation Holds
• Change of Address or Forward if moving
— Change address with financial institutions as well
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How Do I Protect Myself?
• Be knowledgeable about when
important things are coming
• Locking Mailbox
• Cluster Box Unit (CBU)
• Neighborhood Watch
—Talk to your neighbors
• See something, say something
— Report it, PS 2016
Thank You!
Questions?
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