Child Identity Theft by Robert P. Chappell & Jr

Author:Robert P. Chappell & Jr. [Chappell, Robert P. & Jr.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
Published: 2012-12-15T00:00:00+00:00

Question #48: When should I contact the postal service inspector regarding a stolen identity?

The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is the law enforcement branch of the federal government that deals with U.S. mail. They are charged with investigating any crime that involves our mail. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is one of the best advocates you can find when your crime involves child identity theft, or identity theft.

Postal inspectors can assist you, for example, if a criminal steals your child’s identity and subsequently submits a change of address, allowing newly obtained credit cards to go to the criminal’s address of choice and not yours. They can investigate suspicious mail your child is receiving. They can investigate any case where your residential mail is stolen. Postal inspectors have jurisdiction across the United States and generally do a thorough job of following through with investigations.

In addition to investigating identity theft connected to the mail, postal inspectors should be credited with the best proactive fraud services available among the federal agencies. The U.S. postal service inspectors have produced several identity theft videos, such as:2

Identity Crisis—the story of identity theft

Truth or Consequences—check scams

All the King’s Men—recovering from financial crime

Web of Deceit—the prevention of Internet fraud

Long Shot—foreign lottery scams

Dialing for Dollars—telemarketing investment fraud

Nowhere to Run—international efforts to stop fraud

Work-at-Home Scams: They Just Don’t Pay—scams involving work-at-home offers

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