Posts Tagged ‘mailbox burglary’
Locking Mailboxes: The importance of security
Now more than ever, locking mailbox security matters Last week, this email from ‘Brian’ arrived in my inbox: “Thanks for a great product. Our entire streets mailboxes were broken into this morning except for mine. Which of course is a Mail Boss. Do you sell bronze touch up paint? Mine now has some nasty scratches…
Read MoreMail Boss Withstands Neighborhood Mailbox Burglar
Residential locking mailboxes in Olympia neighborhood picked open by thief, but Mail Boss not compromised We just received an email from Luke in Olympia, who wrote us to say that all his neighbors’ locking mailboxes were picked open, but his Mail Boss remained secure. This is our favorite kind of customer feedback, because it means…
Read More4th Locking Mailbox Finally Keeps Thieves Out
The importance of getting a mailbox right the first time Increasingly, people understand the importance of using a locking mailbox to prevent the fast-growing crime of mail-identity theft. However, many people believe that any locking mailbox will be cause for thieves to move on to an easier target. The truth is, though, that more and more,…
Read MoreThefts from “Secure” Mailboxes in Oregon
KATU News reports a string of mail thefts in Sandy, Oregon A rash of mail thefts has people concerned. One woman knew there was a problem when she found her mailbox empty and other people’s mail laying nearby. Some residents found their “locking mailboxes” pried open. Others found their mailbox locks had been cut off.…
Read MoreOasis Jr Mailboxes Pried Open, not the Package Master
Tim shared this photo on the Mail Boss Facebook page: He jokes: “The mail thieves came back again and scratched my mailboss” … meaning, they weren’t able to do much more than that! Tim has the Mail Boss Package Master installed on a custom spreader next to his neighbors’ Oasis Jr mailboxes by our competitor,…
Read MoreCascade Pest Locking Mailboxes Burglarized
(Pro-tip: There’s a solution for that!) One of our vendors sent us a letter stating that payments may have been stolen from the mail. While many people have moved away from uses checks to pay bills, most businesses still send and receive payments by mail. Locking mailboxes can prevent checks from being stolen from the…
Read MorePO Box Mailboxes Burglarized in Jackson, MS
This just in from the Clarion-Ledger: Hundreds of post office boxes in Jackson, Mississippi have been burglarized and the contents stolen. This article (reprinted below) just goes to show you that even people who take precautions to protect their mail still may be at risk for mail-identity theft. Many people use a post office box when they are…
Read MoreLA Times Columnist Mail-ID Theft Victim
Writes, “Identity theft hits close to home: When someone steals your mail, it’s a whole new worrisome world” Los Angeles Times columnist Pat Morrison has taken every precaution (or so she thought) to protect herself from becoming a victim of identity theft. She “covered all the bases” including using a paper shredder religiously and never…
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