WD99 & SOTS, ppl would be surprised just how many crooks there are out there working on a new way to steal as soon as one is blocked! Use to we only had to worry about "mail fraud" which is why I took my job as a City Letter Carrier so serious...some didn't & would leave mail where it didn't belong. I had the college route & you'd be surprised how far back the credit card companies go when sending out solicitations!
I was told a while back about a new device crooks are using now....let's say you write a check to pay a bill, put in the mail box, raise the flag & go to work...same ole thing for years, right? Wrong, now they have some sophisticated crooks who have invented a type of scanning device that can go to your mail box, open it, scan your envelope (that has your check enclosed to pay your bill), scan it.....put your envelope back in your box...doesn't look as if they've ever been there.....but, they have a scan of not only your check but the bank, routing number, checking account number and your signature.....they go home & by the time you finally find out (the hard way) it's wayyyyyyy too late! It's a crazy world! Now, if they're smart enough to do this, imagine what they could do if they would put their knowledge to do good.....:sick: