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If they deliver the letter to the return address, what prevents you from writing the target address as the return address and getting it delivered for free?
by lancebeet 2y ago
If they deliver the letter to the return address, what prevents you from writing the target address as the return address and getting it delivered for free?
- hananova 2y agoThey know approximately the area the return address should be at, and they also know who used the app to buy the code.
- cedilla 2y agoIt's also some kind of fraud in most jurisdictions, or subject to an extra fee if discovered. Germany's new stamps aren't stamped any more - a QR code gets scanned and logged instead - so people thought they were lucky when they received unstamped letters and decided to re-use the stamp. They got hit with a fine.
- thih9 2y agoWhat if the postal system has a bug - and one of these people used a newly bought stamp? Rare but not unheard of[1]. [1]: https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/01/13/business/uk-post-office-fujitsu-horizon-scandal https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/01/13/business/uk-post-office-f...