Information Detail
12/10/2014
With the holiday season upon, the Carson Station would like to provide some helpful hints on how to safeguard your mail and parcel packages during the season.
PROTECTING YOUR MAIL:
Do not leave mail attached to your door slot for pick up. Take it to the post office or hand it to your mail carrier.
Pick up your mail promptly after it has been delivered. Don't let it sit in your mailbox overnight. If you are expecting checks, credit cards or other negotiable items, ask a trusted neighbor or friend to pick up your mail. You can also request to have your mail held at the post office if you are away on vacation.
If you don't receive a check or credit card you have been expecting, contact the issue agency immediately.
If you change addresses, contact your Post Office immediately.
Do not send cash through the mail, ever!
Report all suspected mail theft to the Postal Inspector
Consider starting a neighborhood watch program. By exchanging work and vacation schedules with trusted friends and neighbors, you can watch each other's mail deliveries and homes.
Consult you Postmaster for the most up-to-date regulations on mailboxes, including the availability of locked centralized or curbside mailboxes.
FINANCIAL FRAUD
Beware of suspicious "900" telephone numbers
Charity Fraud
Credit Card Fraud Never give out personal information over the phone
Schemes that charge money before services are rendered
Investment Fraud
Chain letters asking for money
E-mails indicating you won cash, however you have to send money in order to collet your winnings
Foreign Lotteries
Free vacation scams
OTHER TYPES OF FRAUD
Home improvement
Inheritance scams
Unsolicited merchandise
Money order scams
Postal Inspector 1-877-876-2455
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service likes to keep its customers satisfied, and a new call center helps them do that. Callers can reach the appropriate Postal Inspection Service office by dialing 1-877-876-2455 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in all time zones.
Or visit this website:
https://postalinspectors.uspis.gov/
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LA Crime Stoppers: Partner to prevent or report crime by contacting your local Sheriff's station. Or if you wish to remain Anonymous, call "LA Crime Stoppers" by dialing 800-222-TIPS (8477
Partner to prevent or report crime by contacting your local sheriff's station or police department. Or, if you wish to remain anonymous, Call "LA Crime Stoppers" by dialing 800-222-TIPS (8477), texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org.
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