What kind of fraud is this???

Question

I'm getting mail for someone else with my address. I've received atm cards, a pink slip for a car, replies to job applications, etc. with other people's name and my address. Identity theft is usually the other way around- my name their address.

Has anyone come across this kind of fraud? What are they doing? I tried to report it to the atm bank but they don't seem to care. I'm concerned because this happened before with my previous address and I was subpoenaed by a law firm. Someone used their name and my address and was committing all kinds of fraud using my address.

What can I do? Who should I report this to?

Answer 1

I don't know what it is called but it totaly sounds like fraud to me. The first thought that came to mind is that some one close to you or some one that think they would have exscess to your mail box would be doing this. I would find away to gaurd your mail box or lock it up.
With the ATM cards: You said you already tryued reporting it to the bank. And they don't care. O.k. Here is a few options for ya.
First you can go to your bank and exsplain what is going on and see if they can help you.
You can go to one of your banks in your area and see if they can help you.
3rd you can can call this bank I use to work at in Long Beach, CA. Farmers & Merchants bank of Long Beach, CA. There toll free number is 1-866-437-0011 or there main line to ATM is 562-624-0142 There number for there ATM/Fraud is562-624-0102 I know they are not your bank but This bank is very well know for hleping people just tell them an old employee said they might be able to point you in the right direction.

How long have you lived at your address? Maybe it was for the people that use to live there?

you can go to this website www.usa.gov and type in the search box FRAUD and see if there is anything there that might help.
Here is the info from that site on mail fraud:
United States Postal Inspectors investigate any crime in which the U.S. Mail is used to further a scheme--whether it originated in the mail, by telephone, or on the Internet. The use of the U.S. Mail is what makes it mail fraud.

If evidence of a postal violation exists, Postal Inspectors may seek prosecutive or administrative action against the violator. However, if money is lost through a fraudulent scheme conducted via the mail, Inspectors lack the authority to ensure you receive a refund and can’t require that products, services, or advertisements-- on the Internet or elsewhere-- be altered.

Postal Inspectors base investigations of mail fraud on the number, pattern, and substance of complaints received from the public. The Postal Inspection Service will carefully review the information you provide. They may share the information with other agencies when there is a possible violation within their jurisdiction.

You can contact the U.S. Postal Inspection Service in three ways:

Mail correspondence to this address:

Criminal Investigations Service Center
ATTN: MAIL FRAUD
222 S. Riverside Plaza, Ste. 1250
Chicago, IL 60606-6100

Call your nearest Postal Inspection Service office.
Submit a Mail Fraud Complaint Form online if you have a complaint involving fraud and the U.S. Mail. All information you submit will be transmitted via a secure server. Read their Privacy Policy for more information.

Here is the online mail fraud complant form address:
http://www.usps.com/postalinspectors/fraud/MailFraudComplaint.htm
HEre is the website for Identity Theft:
http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/fraud/idtheft.html

IF you put return to sender then it could continue or it could get woarse & they may never be stoped.

Well I hope this info helps you! Good luck

Answer 2

It is identity theft. Someone is doing things in your name and who knows what is opened up in your name that is outstanding. You shoudl report it. You also might consider getting an identity theft shield, which will monitor and restore your credit. they would look into this situation for you. I am an associate for a company that can help you with that, if you want to just take a look. Good luck an I hope nothing else is being stolen!

Answer 3

You do know that it is illegal to open mail that is not yours, right? If mail delivered to your address does not belong to you, RTS it and if you think it is fraudulant, either hand deliver it to the post office or hand it to the post man when s/he comes to deliver the mail. This will ensure that if someone is trying to watch your mailbox to see if you are returning their stuff, they will not be able to get to it.

Do not bother reporting it to the police or the FBI or anybody. They just don't care. At least that is what they told me when I was the victim of an internet scam.

Best of luck to you.

Answer 4

Report it to the police and make sure they file a report. See what they suggest but if they suggest nothing then get a hold of a lawyer and see what else you can do. At least if you file a report at the very least there will be record of this. Good luck!

Answer 5

Call the Post Master General for your area. Actually, if you don't want to do that, you can simply write "not mine" on the mail and put it back in your mail box. The mail carrier will return it to sender.

Answer 6

write return to sender
address unknown

and drop it back into the mail

Answer 7

If your name is not on the mail, why are you opening it? Return to sender everything that is not yours.

Answer 8

Write on envelope ... UNKNOWN PEROSN AT THIS ADDRESS and then of course put it out for your outgoing mail !