U.S. Postal Services investigating nationwide scam Investigators with the United States Postal Service are looking for the people responsible for sending out threatening letters, extorting people for money through Bitcoin. The letter accuses it’s named recipient of a “secret” and demands money. “We believe hundreds of letters are being mailed to victims all around the […]
New Research Finds Military Veterans Victimized by Scams Twice as Often as Nonveterans 11/8/17 WASHINGTON, DC — The AARP Fraud Watch Network and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service today jointly announced the launch of Operation Protect Veterans — a national campaign to warn those who have served in the military about scams and fraud schemes that target veterans. […]
A federal grand jury sitting in Macon, Georgia returned an indictment against a resident of Columbus, Georgia on Nov. 9, which was unsealed today, for his role in a stolen identity refund fraud conspiracy, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo, head of the Justice Department’s Tax Division, and U.S. Attorney G.F. Peterman […]
From the New York Post: A New York auto-repair magnate has been getting rich off postal customers by billing for work on US Postal Service trucks that were returned with shoddy repairs or no repairs at all, Manhattan federal prosecutors said on Friday. In exchange, Issa, of Poughkeepsie — who raked in $30 million from USPS […]
5/24/16 All too often we warn you about scams by speaking to victims who have lost hundreds. But tonight, thanks to the prodding of a local postal worker this warning doesn’t come at a cost. The teller cared enough to speak up and stopped a scam in it’s tracks. In addition to the everyday questions […]
Postal Worker Convicted in Massive Stolen Identity Tax Refund Fraud Scheme HOUSTON, TEXAS – The final person has been convicted in an eight-defendant conspiracy in which fraudulent tax returns were filed using identification information that was stolen and used without lawful authority, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Edward Dwayne Vallier, 42, of Houston, entered his […]
3/31/2015 – Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson today filed a lawsuit against several Oregon-based companies that perpetrated a nationwide scheme to mislead consumers into “renewing” their newspaper and magazine subscriptions at significantly higher rates than those charged by publishers. The companies got consumers to pay money by sending “renewal” notices that falsely appeared to be […]
USPS wants customers to know they may be paying too much for change of address (COA) services at non-postal websites. Some sites charge as much as $40 to register new addresses. Others charge nominal fees upfront before tacking on hefty charges later, according to recent news reports. Consumers often find the sites while searching for […]
JOSEPH HIGHTOWER says U.S. postal investigators agree he got ripped off last year when he bought a $600 money order to pay his rent. But no one in the Postal Service can tell Hightower when he’ll be refunded the cash he paid to a postal worker at the 30th near Chestnut Street branch on Nov. […]
“The postman always rings twice” is the title of a movie that has nothing to do with the mail. Today, it’s Postal Inspectors who are ringing twice, this time delivering 3,440 refund checks totaling more than $14 million to fraud victims. The restitution ranges from several hundred dollars to more than $249,000 for one victim […]