You may now report suspected
mail theft or a false change of address online to the Postal Inspection Service.
We are not accepting applications for the position of Postal Inspector at this time, but updates will be posted as available. For more information on Postal Inspector recruitment, visit our Employment site.
Consumer Fraud
News
Recognize legitimate sweepstakes offers.
Learn
how to protect yourself from identity
theft.
Postal
Money Order Alert: Learning about postal money orders
can keep you from becoming a victim to the latest scams.
Work-at-Home
Scams: They Just Don't Pay. Learn more about our consumer-protection
campaign (o en espanol).
Dialing
for Dollars is a campaign to raise awareness
about investment fraud and help consumers avoid being victimized.
Take
the time to reach our seniors
or someone else will.
Order
free consumer-fraud DVDs.
Mail Security
Read a Postal Inspector's article, "Screening Inmate Mail for Threatening or Dangerous Material," from Corrections Today magazine, a publication of the American Correctional Association.text-only version
Nearly
10 million people were victims of ID theft last year. The Financial
Crimes Task Force of SW Pennsylvania offers some ways to
help you stay safe.
Learn
more about mail center security for businesses.
Learn
about security provided by the Postal Inspection Service in
this article from the April 2005 Postmasters
Advocate magazine.