Why were you robbed like crazy? Over 900 checks were stolen! United States Postal Service | Postal Service | United States
According to Market Watch, a news website owned by Dow Jones in the United States, the US Postal Service has released a report stating that the number of cases of US postal workers being robbed has surged since the end of last year. In the first half of the 2023 fiscal year, 305 postal workers were robbed, resulting in many mail losses.
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The United States Postal Service stated in a report that many robberies occur when postal workers retrieve mail from their mailbox. At the same time, check theft cases are also on the rise, such as the series of theft cases that occurred in Wisconsin, which resulted in over 900 checks being stolen. It is reported that criminals may tamper with information such as the payee's name and amount on the check, and some even use chemical agents to wash the check before tampering with the information. Some forged checks can eventually be successfully cashed in the bank.
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The US Postal Prosecutor's Office claims that they seize counterfeit checks and money orders worth over $1 billion each year. At present, the United States Postal Service has added over 12000 upgraded email addresses with high security across the United States, replaced approximately 49000 electronic locks on the email addresses, and reminded users to be extra careful when mailing checks.
In the United States, stealing mail is a criminal offense and can be sentenced to up to 5 years in prison, while the sentence for robbing a postal worker is even heavier.