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INVALID POSTAGE: Don’t Be the Victim of a Reshipping Scam! Have you been asked to receive packages at your home or business and mail them to someone else? Postal Inspectors advise: Don’t do it!

Read the 2007 Annual Report of Investigations. (text-only)

If you are interested in applying for a Postal Inspector position, please visit our Employment site for more information.

At the request of the Postmaster General, Postal Inspectors are working with the President's Identity Theft Task Force on recommended strategies for combating identity theft.

Justice for Victims, Justice for All
Pamphlets with information about victims' rights and services will be available in the 15,000 largest Post Offices across the country to help raise awareness during April 2008. For information click here.


Online Safety
U.S. Postal Inspection Service Child Exploitation Investigations

Today, the majority of child exploitation cases investigated by Postal Inspectors—about 95%—involve both the U.S. Mail and the Internet.

In fact, 1 in 7 youths are sexually solicited online, according to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. Read more about how Postal Inspectors protect children.


 

Consumer Awareness
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Report suspected mail theft, identity theftpostage or other mail fraud, or a false change of address online.

Check out the links below to learn how to protect yourself from fraudsters.