Financial fraudsters are targeting postal workers to steal their mailbox keys, so USPS is trying something new
Thieves stealing packages from stoops and doorways has for years been a growing problem as more and more Americans order their stuff online.
So the United States Postal Service is implementing new policies and security efforts to curb the worsening problem.on Friday, a program designed to protect employees and improve mail security as incidents of letter carrier robberies rise across the country. The effort will include installing high-security collection boxes, replacing outdated locks with electronic models, preventing change-of-address fraud, and cracking down on counterfeit postage.
According to USPS, rates of both robberies of postal workers and mail theft from blue collection receptacles have increased in 2023 compared to last year. According to the agency's records, 305 robberies have been reported so far this year, compared to a total of 412 during the entirety of 2022. The program will place 12,000 high-security mailboxes in high-risk areas,"making access to their contents more difficult for criminals." It will also replace 49,000 antiquated arrow locks with electronic locks to make it more difficult to get inside boxes and commit crimes like check fraud.
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