Change-of-address scam moved UPS corporate HQ from Atlanta to tiny apartment in Chicago

The timeworn apartment building in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood hardly looks like the corporate headquarters of one of the world’s largest shipping companies. But for a few recent months, that’s essentially what it became — at least as far as the U.S. Postal Service was concerned.   Federal court papers unsealed last week revealed an […]

Michigan man pleads guilty to stealing over 1,000 identities via USPS change of address orders

On October 27, 2017, defendant Reggie Jackson was charged with Aggravated Identity Theft and Possession of Fifteen or More Counterfeit or Unauthorized Access Devices.  Defendant Reggie Lamar Jackson collected personal identifying information (PII), belonging to others, through a variety of means.  Some, but not all, of the identities obtained, were used with the intent to commit […]

Wrong Address: Non-Postal Websites Offering Change Of Address Services

Several non-postal websites offer change of address (COA) services. Some claim to offer a COA service with the Postal Service and some sites offer the service at no charge. Others charge customers fees ranging from $6.99 to $20. USPS has no affiliation with the businesses that manage these websites. Customers who have been charged more […]