Can charges be put on the post office for changing someone's mailing address without their consent?

Question

I need someone who truly knows about this topic. The problem started when my mother noticed that she wasn't recieving any mail. She didn't get her netflix, her bills, or family letters. Eventually she called the post office and they told her that someone had sent a forward mail address request for her mailing adress.

Basically her mail is being forwarded to some other address that she never knew about. all her confidential information and bills are out there with someone else. Things she paid for through mail that she should be recieving is going to someone else.

Should they not ask for i.d. or proof of residece when someone is chainging their mailing address. Anyone could have done it or they could have made a huge mistake. This is truly a problem and i want to know if we could possibly actually have a case.

Answer 1

THEy did what they were instructed to do a million times a day. Instead of looking to sue, contact the postal fraud people and start working on the right end ot the problem.

Answer 2

Post Office Charges

Answer 3

No case at all. It should be illegal, but remember, the post office is a government agency, and the gove watches out for it's own.

No ID is required, because you can mail in the form. As long as you have all the info correct, the request is automatically put through. This happens much more than the post office will ever admit.

You're best chance at gettign somethign out of this is to target the people at the new address. The case is slim, but the odds are better that you can get them on all sorts of charges like mail fraud and identity theft.

Good luck.

Answer 4

The Post office is not a fault here. The person who changed your Mothers address is at fault and can be prosucuted. When the Post Office receives a change of address request and before any change takes place, they mail a notification of the requested change to the "OLD" address. This means that your Mother should have received notice of the change request and could have stopped it before it started.

Answer 5

You have not shown criminal intent on the part of the post office. In fact,k the post office was following established law and policy in the execution of the change of address order. As such, there are no charges to be filed against the post office. If you can find who made the order (the new address may help) you might be able to bring charges against them.

Contact the police to start an investigation.

Answer 6

That is definitely NOT legal. Forging somebody's name onto a legal document to a federal agency (In this case, the US Postal service) is considered a crime. She has the power to decide where her mail goes, and he does not, it is as simple as that. So long as she is adamant that she DID NOT authorize this change back you'll be fine. As for the fact that they are still married, whether or not a couple is legally together or not does not authorize either spouse to meddle in other's affairs. This is just a typically accepted norm for most couples so most people don't think about it

Answer 7

She should contact the Post Office immediately and tell them that she did not place the change order, it can be cancelled.

Also, not only should se monitor her financial information, but she should contact the companies and have them re-issue cards and set her up with a new account number. That will minimize damage. --sorry but bank accounts as well.

She should also contact the 3 credit bureaus and file an identy theft notice on her accounts so that someone can't use her SSAN for such things as car loans.

Answer 8

Yes, this is actionable! It is a federal crime to tamper with someones mail.....even if it is a bogus change of address. File a police report asap. Did you contact the person at the "new" address? Also, it is imperative that you all check your accounts, notify the banks & credit card companies and notify all of them of possible identity theft. Good luck!