Postal Mail Scam Series

Chapter 5: The Postman Inspector Doesn’t Ring For Anyone

Pic: Stereotypical Fraud Dude

So far I’ve brought you mail scams involving Free Vacations, Government Mail Look-a-likes, Foreign Lottery Scams, and Fee-Based Unclaimed Government Benefits That Should Be Free Scams.  This week I want to talk about what our Postal Inspectors are doing about it.  I know, I know, we still have to cover Investment Fraud, Pyramid Schemes, and a whole slew of scams.  Patience, my Dimers.

According to FakeChecks.org, in 2006, your Postal Inspectors (PI’s) partook in Operation Global Con, cited by the Dept Of Justice as “the largest and most far reaching multinational enforcement operation ever directed at mass-marketing schemes.”  Almost 100 investigations identified 2.8 million victims (whoa) who suffered loss of more than $1 billion (diddo).  Overall the PI’s made almost 9000 arrests, and a big chunk involved mail fraud.

Want to help them?   If you have a Mail Fraud Complaint, the Postal Inspection Service coincidentally has a Mail Fraud Complaint Form.

I think I know that guy.

-Sanjiv