Return to SenderAn e-mail offering a $6.5 Million ATM Card?
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New Toyota for $39.95? Postal Inspectors Call It Mail Fraud!
"Congratulations!" reads the mailing, "You’ve won a brand-new Toyota worth $15,500!" But Postal Inspectors warn "This is mail fraud. Anyone who mails in their money can kiss it good-bye."
Don't Be the Victim of a Reshipping Scam!
Are you getting paid to receive packages at your home or business and mail them to someone else? Learn how to recognize reshipping scams.
Don't Waste Your Money on Charity Fraud
Disasters can bring out the best in people, but the reverse may also be true: Scammers try to take advantage of disasters by stealing donations intended to help victims. Don't let your money go to charity fraud.
Fake Checks Scams
Postal Inspectors are working to educate postal customers about a check fraud scheme that targets Americans. View a Postal Inspection Service video about fake check scams, or visit www.fakechecks.org.
Chief Postal Inspector Targeted in Phony E-Mail
Good things can happen to good people, but did you really believe the former Chief Postal Inspector was sending you "an authentic ATM card" good for $1.5 million? We hope not, because Postal Inspectors have confirmed it's just a scam. Chief Postal Inspector Targeted in Phony E-Mail.
Canadian Lottery Scheme Uses Fake USPS Checks
Postal Inspectors are alerting postal employees to a new scheme: letters are being mailed from Canada to U.S. residents announcing that the addressee has won a foreign lottery. A counterfeit Postal Service check is enclosed in each letter with instructions to wire a portion of the money outside the country after depositing the check. The Postal Inspection Service is aggressively investigating this scheme.
If you believe you have received a check that is related to a sweepstakes or lottery, do not accept the check. Call the Postal Inspection Service at 877-876-2455.