Posted By: homestar
Address Changes Received Through USPS - 08/02/02 03:13 PM
I am astounded to just learn that the U.S. Postal Service will accept address changes without verifying the identity (or even asking to see the ID) of the requestor. Addresses can also be changed over the Internet throught the USPS website. (www.moversguide.com)
Has anyone heard of (or experienced) identity theft situations due to an fraudulent address change through the Postal Service? Am I being overly concerned or is there some other verification going on that I don't know about?
I'm trying to figure out the best way to ask a customer to confirm that a address change notice we receive from the Post Office is indeed valid before we change our records.
Thanks!
Has anyone heard of (or experienced) identity theft situations due to an fraudulent address change through the Postal Service? Am I being overly concerned or is there some other verification going on that I don't know about?
I'm trying to figure out the best way to ask a customer to confirm that a address change notice we receive from the Post Office is indeed valid before we change our records.
Thanks!