I got a notice from the post office last week saying I had put in a change of address form.
I didn’t move and I have no intention of doing so. I called them and they were supposed to fix it, but I still wasn’t getting mail. I finally went down in person and supposedly, they fixed it. I’ll know tomorrow.
I talked to the bank and they told me that mail from financial institutions is not forwarded. Good news if true.
I hope I don’t miss any bills, though.
That’s a little scary. I hope they get it fixed for you.
Dang. That’s scary.
You would think there would be a way the P.O. could check documentation to prevent this. Like a driver’s license with your address on it, maybe?
You might want to put a hold on your credit til you get this sorted out.
I wouldn’t count on this. It would only happen if the mail is endorsed “Return Service Requested.” Here is a link to get you started if you want to learn all about this:
As much as possible, I opt for paperless billing from financial institutions, so I receive email when a new bill is posted and then can go to the website to download it. So at this point, very little paper mail is important.
Did they tell you what it was changed to?
Not if you do it on line. Just have a credit card.
123 Fake Street, Springfield XX
When you spoke to someone at your PO, did you explicitly report it as attempted mail fraud? If not, I think I would be inclined to do so, to ensure that it gets their attention. If it turns out to be a genuine mistake, I don’t see that there’s any harm done.
There’s a central PO number shown here where you can do it, or apparently you can also do it online.
U.S. Postal Inspection Service at 1-877-876-2455.
Press option “4” to report mail fraud.
Change-of-Address Scams: Why Scammers Want Your Address
(This is a promotional site, but the information looks genuine and helpful)
I have one as a matter of course. I don’t often apply for credit.
You’d think so, but I suspect the issue is that you probably don’t have any ID for your new address. I had to give ID to cancel it, though.
Only that it was an out-of-state address.
I talked to the postal inspector and they’re looking into it.
I already paid this month’s credit card bills before they changed things, so the bills won’t go to them. I do get some quarterly checks that won’t go to direct deposit, but they won’t come until April. There is one bill that’ll probably come next week that I can’t pay online.
The USPS says they blocked the change of address. I’ll know tomorrow.
I thought there was supposed to be a time lag on change of address notices for just this reason, to give the notification to the original address time to arrive. Did it arrive when you were away? If you responded promptly, I think the redirection should not have started.
I was thinking more like photo I.D.
Why would you need a C.C. to change address?
I admit I haven’t done it in a 100 years or something.
They charge $1.10 for changing your address online.
TY.
Did not know that.
But which Springfield? That’s the major question.
I got the notice after the COD started.
It looks like I was mistaken. My memory of them telling me there might be a delay was not for security reasons, just processing time.
So apparently for online changes the only verification is that they check that the credit card used has the same billing address as the address that is changing. Have you checked your credit cards for a $1.10 charge to USPS?
No charge.
Good news, though. I started getting mail again today, including a letter to reset my informed delivery emails.
I hope that’s the end of it.
XX, duh. 