U.S. Postal Service dealing with skyrocketing cases of change-of-address fraud

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The U.S. Postal Service is making adjustments after a major increase in change-of-address fraud. TimMcNicholas has been investigating this big problem.

That's when scammers change your address on file to get sensitive information from your mail with the goal of stealing your money.announced new policies after a recent report found a 167% jump in change-of-address fraud. CBS2 is asking if the Postal Service's new plan will actually fix the problem.

A 2018 report from the USPS inspector general found when people change an address in person some post offices check IDs, but"there is no national policy outlining such a control." In March, Gottheimer slammed the Postal Service's online process and its requirement of a $1.05 credit card charge to let users submit their form, but with no ID required.

 

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