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Personal Finance (Not Investing) • Have you had your address used fraudulently?

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This is the first time this had happened and hopefully the last.
Probably an error in the way the database was polled to link the person's name with "an address". I'd simply write "no such person" on the envelope and put it back in the USPS system. It is illegal to open mail not addressed to YOUR NAME, regardless of the address shown.

An example of using your address for fraud could be someone who has actual access to your mailbox (such as curbside) who uses your address to apply for a credit card for example, and hoping they get to your mailbox before you do each day to "check the mail".
Tell you've never inadvertently opened mail.

If your SS# is inside, you have an major issue that needs to be directed to the document sender, plus you need a raise you shields.

Statistics: Posted by RetiredAL — Mon Feb 05, 2024 11:49 am — Replies 3 — Views 127



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