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发帖数: 2300 | 1 A Somerset neighbor alerted me to this so I bought a security mailbox at
Lowes for $99 for a second home in Eastgate, where they have also been
having the same problem. One group of Eastgate neighbors just put up a
cluster mail box because they have had their mail stolen on at least two
occasions. The time it takes to go back through your accounts and credit
cards to alert them and then there is the worry about who you forgot.....it
just isn't worth saving $99.
Collectors acquire personal information by breaking into mailboxes and
taking mail. The collectors pass or sell the stolen information to the
Converters, who use the information to establish fraudulent bank and credit
accounts and to obtain fraudulent checks and monetary instruments. The
Passers then use the fraudulent accounts and instruments to purchase
expensive consumer items in person or to cash fraudulent checks using your
credit information.
USPS says "never leave bills with your check payment in mailboxes for postal
workers to pick up. Postal Inspectors term this "Red Flagging" and
recommend that you always take outgoing mail to a Postal drop box or US Post
Office." A mail thief can get lucky and make up to $1,000 per box for a box
of new checks you receive through the mail, safer to use eChecks online.
Richard Dance, who use to brief us on security, said that ID theft is the #1
theft today and much less risky and more profitable than burglaries.
According to one statistic, approximately 15 million United States residents
have their identities used fraudulently each year with financial losses
totalling upwards of $50 billion. Basic methods of identity theft continue
unabated. From stealing wallets and purses, to dumpster diving and stealing
mail, to the use of pretext and social engineering to deceive customer call
centers into releasing personal account information, the original methods
of identity theft still work. |
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