Residents are being urged to take precautions regarding a rash of mail thefts.
They should not place, leave or expose outgoing mail hanging from residential mailboxes, police officials said.
Recently, fraud investigators have experienced a surge of mail theft reports where suspects are stealing mail that contain payments earmarked for creditors such as mortgage lenders, credit card companies, financial institutions and retail businesses.
Residents are encouraged to practice the following recommendations:
* Do not write account, driver's license or social security numbers on your checks
* If possible, satisfy payments on-line or at your creditor's website
* Place or deposit outgoing mail in a mail slot located inside a postal facility or hand it to your neighborhood postal carrier
* When ordering checks from your financial institution, request the secure type that cannot be altered
* Do not send cash in the mail
* Retrieve mail from your mailbox promptly after delivery
If you discover that you have become a victim of mail fraud:
* Report the incident to the police
* File a complaint with the United States Postal Inspection Service
For more details, visit the United States Postal Inspection Service website at https://postalinspectors.uspis.gov, or call the police Forgery/Fraud Detail at 562.570-7330.
They should not place, leave or expose outgoing mail hanging from residential mailboxes, police officials said.
Recently, fraud investigators have experienced a surge of mail theft reports where suspects are stealing mail that contain payments earmarked for creditors such as mortgage lenders, credit card companies, financial institutions and retail businesses.
Residents are encouraged to practice the following recommendations:
* Do not write account, driver's license or social security numbers on your checks
* If possible, satisfy payments on-line or at your creditor's website
* Place or deposit outgoing mail in a mail slot located inside a postal facility or hand it to your neighborhood postal carrier
* When ordering checks from your financial institution, request the secure type that cannot be altered
* Do not send cash in the mail
* Retrieve mail from your mailbox promptly after delivery
If you discover that you have become a victim of mail fraud:
* Report the incident to the police
* File a complaint with the United States Postal Inspection Service
For more details, visit the United States Postal Inspection Service website at https://postalinspectors.uspis.gov, or call the police Forgery/Fraud Detail at 562.570-7330.
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