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  2. Think someone stole your mail? Tips for mail fraud protection ...

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    Mail is protected by federal law. When someone reports missing mail, it is investigated by federal postal officials. In 2022, postal inspector investigations led to nearly 4,300 arrests and nearly ...

  3. Digital Postmarks - Wikipedia

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    Postal operator enforcement: Mail fraud is virtually non-existent with physical mail due to the legal framework and the vigorous efforts of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. Digital Postmarks have the same legal recourse for email fraud as for physical mail fraud. Significant mailing cost reduction to only a few cents.

  4. That text from the post office could be a scam. How to avoid ...

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    Report a mail-related smishing scam to the USPS Inspection Service by emailing spam@uspis.gov. In the email, include your name and the following information: Copy and paste the suspicious text ...

  5. Mail and wire fraud - Wikipedia

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    Mail fraud was first defined in the United States in 1872. 18 U.S.C. § 1341 provides: Whoever, having devised or intending to devise any scheme or artifice to defraud, or for obtaining money or property by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises, or to sell, dispose of, loan, exchange, alter, give away, distribute, supply, or furnish or procure for unlawful use ...

  6. United States Postal Inspection Service - Wikipedia

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    Established in 1998, National Consumer Protection Week is a federal program led by the Federal Trade Commission to educate consumers about various types of fraud, including sweepstakes/prize scams, foreign lottery fraud, mail and Internet fraud, identity theft, and work-at-home scams. Since the program's inception, the Postal Inspection Service ...

  7. 9 Common Scams Fraudsters Could Fool You With in 2025

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    Per Identity Guard, “In one common scam, fraudsters create a fake Facebook page for a familiar company, state lottery, or sweepstakes, and either post offers for free prizes or send victims ...

  8. Package redirection scam - Wikipedia

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    A package redirection scam is a form of e-commerce fraud, where a malicious actor manipulates a shipping label, to trick the mail carrier into delivering the package to the wrong address. This is usually done through product returns to make the merchant believe that they mishandled the return package, and thus provide a refund without the item ...

  9. 6 Fast and Free Ways To Safeguard Your Money From Fraud ... - AOL

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    Cryptocurrency fraud. Debt collection scams. Debt relief scams. Elder fraud. Foreclosure or mortgage relief scams. Grandparent scams. Imposter scams. Lottery and prize scams. Mail fraud. Man-in ...