Over the years I have heard many times by my various government friends, even following too many mis-deliveries and lost packages to enumerate here, that packages and letters sent via the US postal service, and even through other delivery organizations such as UPS, FedEx and DHL, are considered as “secure” and that delivery is expected to be “guaranteed” or a “sure thing.” One time a couple of years ago an IRS employee told me curtly, “If we mailed it to you through the USPS then we can legally assume you received it.”
NOT!
There may be a successful delivery stat in the 90-some percent range, but that still leaves a lot of mail that never reaches the destination, and often because it is stolen. I’ve blogged about this a various times throughut the past 3 years. Over the past few decades enough losses and thefts from the USPS have occurred to fill a good sized book.
Here’s another example of how crooks love to take mail with personally identifiable information (PII) and other valuable goodies if they get a chance…
“CCS Employees’ Personal Info Found After Arrests”
A brief excerpt…
“CPD said it believes the suspects either stole or intercepted part of a mailing from the payroll division that was en route to annuity companies. Lent and Lowe opened credit cards and checking accounts and paid for hotel rooms and car rentals with the personal numbers, Reese said.”
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