What should I do if I suspect my mail has been stolen?

What should I do if I suspect my mail has been stolen?

Robert Siciliano (Identity Theft Expert and CEO) gives expert video advice on: Is my outgoing mail vulnerable to identity theft?; What should I do if I suspect my mail has been stolen? and more...

The moment that you feel that your mail has been stolen, the first thing you have to do is call the postal inspector and report it and also call law enforcement, and they'll do a thorough investigation. The problem with mail is that the change of address cards that we fill out at the post office to change our mailing address, anybody at any given time can fill out that information and actually change your mailing address to another address at any time. They can do it online at USPS.gov, and they can also do it right at the post office, and usually there isn't even any identification required. So the reality of it is, that system is very flawed, and allows identity thieves to change our mailing address at any given time. So in the event that you have not received mail for a certain period of time, usually a minimum of three to five days, I would immediately call the post office to find out what's going on.