National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW) is a federal program designed to heighten awareness of fraud and help consumers improve their ability to combat crime. During NCPW, federal, state, and local consumer protection agencies — together with consumer organizations and industry associations — launch consumer protection and education efforts around the country. This year, the Postal […]
‘One-ring’ telephone scams can result in big phone charges The USPS Computer Incident Response Team (CIRT) is warning employees of a scam involving “one-ring” telephone calls. Here’s how the scam works — the victim receives a telephone call that rings only once; or the caller hangs up just as the victim answers the phone. Believing […]
Levette J. Douglas received a 27-month-prison sentence at a U.S. District Court for making insurance claims for packages that were falsified as lost or damaged. She pleaded guilty last October to a charge of conspiracy to commit mail fraud. According to the Department of Justice: As part of the plea agreement, Douglas agreed to $164,859 in criminal forfeiture and restitution. According […]
MILWAUKEE (WITI) — Who doesn’t want to make a little extra money on the side? You’ve seen the ads for those work-from-home jobs — but Contact 6 says it’s not worth your time. Counterfeit money orders are at the heart of a scam that starts with victims responding to a job ad that says: “Receive […]
HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 21, 2013 – Secretary of the Commonwealth Carol Aichele today announced an investigation by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, supported by the Department of State, has resulted in a permanent injunction against a company that had been scamming businesses. “Governor Corbett’s message is loud and clear, that state government is here to […]
The Postal Inspection Service is reporting that some customers are receiving bogus emails about a package delivery. The emails contain a link or attachment that, when opened, installs a malicious virus that could steal information from the customer’s computer. The emails, which the sender falsely claims are from USPS, include a message with fraudulent information […]
Under settlement orders with the Federal Trade Commission announced today, the operators of an alleged federal jobs scam have been banned from selling employment products or services. Last year, as part of Operation Lost Opportunity, the FTC charged Career Exams, Inc., O’Brien Marketing, Inc., Jeryn B. Lee, and Derek Jackson with running deceptive ads for […]
Foreign lottery schemes may be fleecing Americans out of as much as a billion dollars every year. The problem is so vast, congress is hearing testimony on the matter. Often suspects are overseas, and that’s a challenge for law enforcement. But here’s a case where a perceptive postal employee helped bring a suspect to justice […]
Westmoreland County trucking company owner charged with failing to insure employees; stealing government funds intended to buy insurance HARRISBURG – Attorney General agents have filed criminal charges against a Westmoreland County business owner accused of misappropriating more than $45,000 from the United States Postal Service (USPS). The money was intended to pay for workers compensation […]
(HOUSTON) – The owners of three third-party mailing and presort companies and several of their employees have been charged by indictment with conspiracy to commit mail fraud by possessing and using counterfeit postage meter machines to affix counterfeit postage in large mailings resulting in lost revenue of more than $14 million to the U.S. Postal […]