Saturday, April 1, 2023

Lawmakers call on USPS to combat surge in ‘change of address’ fraud

Article Title: Lawmakers call on USPS to combat surge in ‘change of address’ fraud
Snippet of Article: "...A group of bipartisan lawmakers has called on the U.S. Postal Service to strengthen its internal processes to reduce change of address fraud, which each year allows fraudsters to redirect thousands of people’s mail, including bills, checks and bank statements. U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ, 5th) and other House lawmakers want USPS to make it more difficult for fraudsters to hijack a person’s mail by ensuring USPS verifies the identity of the person submitting the change of address request. ..."


Source: techcrunch.com

[tag] Change of Address Fraud - U.S. Postal Service, [/tag]