Say you've changed your address with just about anyone you could imagine would be sending you mail, so you didn't file a change of address form but you're still getting a few pieces of mail here and there... is that considered mail fraud? and more importantly, can an individual charge you with mail fraud, simply because they're mad at you, because you didnt' file said change of address form
2007-07-23 10:16:57 · 7 answers · asked by EVOX 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
And no... I'm not trying to not be located... I honestly just didn't realize that besides maybe some junk mail that I was still getting mail there... (correspondence from the IRS that I was not expecting)... like I said the individual making these claims of filing "mail fraud" against me is my ex and mad at me... and just to let you know, I taken care of the issue with the IRS
2007-07-23 12:22:36 · update #1
No. Mail fraud requires you to use the mail service to commit another criminal act of fraud.
Truth is, changing your address with the postal service is intended to expedite your ability to receive your mail. Unless you change your address with the post office, you run the risk of your mail being returned as undeliverable.
Now, since an "indivdual" cannot charge you with mail fraud in the first place, I expect you are not changing your address in order to avoid being located, in which case you may have other problems. But mail fraud is not one of them.
2007-07-23 10:27:25 · answer #1 · answered by I 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. The definition of "fraud" under the law is misrepresentation for the intent of personal gain...as when someone sends you a solicitation for money for a charity that doesn't exist, billing you for something you never bought, or representing a company they have no connection to.
You're not required by law to fill out a change of address form when you move; that is simply a matter of convenience.
In your case, you could only be charged with "mail fraud" if you did something like the above. You are under NO obligation to tell anyone what your address is, except who you choose to tell.
Of course, if you do that, you accept the associated risks...for example, companies you legitimately owe money to, you're still responsible for paying by the due date they set, even if their billing notices don't reach you due to change of address.
2007-07-23 10:31:47 · answer #2 · answered by Vangorn2000 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. You are under no obligation to file a change of address form. This does not mean you can skip out on your creditors, but tnot filing a change of address is not mail fraud. The people who live in our house never did and we still get their mail 7 years later.
2007-07-23 10:27:14 · answer #3 · answered by Big Momma Carnivore 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-09 07:29:19 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
It's considered mail fraud if you use that fact as a way to commit what would otherwise be fraud under the law.
2007-07-23 10:19:42 · answer #5 · answered by coragryph 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, You don't have to file a change of address.
2007-07-23 10:31:04 · answer #6 · answered by Robin L 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not required to file this...in fact many don't so they can lose their pesky ... whatevers.
You are responsible for your debts though...so if you owe...moving is not an excuse not to pay
2007-07-23 10:23:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋