1/17/2017 A postal worker in Elmhurst has been charged with financial identity theft and unlawful use of a credit card following an investigation into undelivered bank cards on his route. Eddie London, Jr., 52, of the 10700 block of Eberhardt Avenue, Chicago, was arrested following a joint investigation by the Elmhurst Police Department and the […]
Former Postal Employee Makes Appearance in Federal Court After Agreeing to Plead Guilty to Stealing from the Mail and Selling At Least 6,240 Credit Cards July 5, 2016 SANTA ANA, California – A Garden Grove man who worked for the United States Postal Service for more than two decades appeared in federal court this morning […]
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – A U.S. Postal Service mail carrier and her boyfriend were arrested Thursday on allegations that they stole numerous credit cards and used them in various transactions. According to an arrest report, a USPS inspector was notified about several complaints from Miami Beach residents about mail that was never received. One of […]
Credit card policy at USPS If your strategy for protecting yourself is to leave your signature off your cards and write “See ID” instead, not only is your game plan ineffective it’s outdated. USPS doesn’t accept credit cards unless they are signed on the back. If you write “see id” on your card to protect […]
Do you use credit cards for personal purchases? If so, you should have at least two cards — one for purchases made online or by telephone and a second card for everything else. This advice comes from the Postal Service’s Corporate Information Security Office (CISO), which points out the risk of a credit card being […]