I want to send a letter to a family member but I would rather they didn't know my current address. Is it illegal to send a letter with an old address on it? If it is, can you send one with no return address on it, and have it actually delivered?
2007-12-05 10:45:16 · 26 answers · asked by ireland 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
you could "accidently" mess up the return address,
example: 123 elm street...becomes132 eml street
2007-12-05 10:49:40 · answer #1 · answered by °°♥Destined4Dream♥°° 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it's illegal to not put your address on a letter, I get them like that all the time. If you really don't want them to know where you are mail the letter from a different town so it will have a different post mark on it.
2007-12-05 18:49:40 · answer #2 · answered by blondee 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes - you don't need to put your return address on there. It will still get sent. I recommend this option over putting a fake address on the letter - that way, you haven't really done anything "wrong" or immoral.
2007-12-05 18:48:30 · answer #3 · answered by SmooveO 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's legal... so is sending a letter with no return address at all.
2007-12-05 18:47:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am a carrier, we do not look at that. just put your name. The only problem would be if you put the wrong address the letter would go straight to dead letter. You would never know if they got it or if it was destroyed. Just do not send anything of value!
2007-12-05 18:56:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can always send a letter with only the mailing address on it. Nothing else is required.
2007-12-05 18:47:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You do not have to include a return address on a letter, but if anything goes wrong in the delivery process, the letter will become dead in the postal service's dead letters. You must include one for UPS or any special delivery service.
2007-12-05 18:48:28 · answer #7 · answered by Justice Agent 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Get a post office box address and use that. I did you are wanting to do, but my mail person knew which address it came from and sent it back without attempting to send it at all.
Find a vacant home and use that address. That works just as good. Take it to a different post office to mail it.
2007-12-05 18:50:17 · answer #8 · answered by Harold Sink 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's legal, but be careful, because if the letter is returned due to your family member moving, or just a mistake on behalf of the post office, it may be returned to someone else, and you may not want them to read it.
2007-12-05 18:49:50 · answer #9 · answered by securesafe_man 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think its illegal, but if you don't want them to know your address, then don't put it on the letter. Very simple. LEave it off
2007-12-05 18:49:17 · answer #10 · answered by coleneafreeman 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If they don't receive it, it will go to the dead letter file and you will not know if they receive it or not. If you drop it in a mailbox you can mail it without a return address but you won't know if they receive it or not.
2007-12-05 18:49:28 · answer #11 · answered by Frosty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋