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One underrated thing I appreciate about the USPS: postal fraud is serious business so I know that if it's important, it will always show up in my mailbox. Easy
by CharlieDigital 2y ago
One underrated thing I appreciate about the USPS: postal fraud is serious business so I know that if it's important, it will always show up in my mailbox.
Easy to avoid email and SMS scams.
- alwayslikethis 2y agoWire fraud is no less serious punishment wise. The main factor is probably the operation cost, as sending scam mails is more expensive per recipient and scams usually have a fairly low yield.
- CharlieDigital 2y ago> Wire fraud is no less serious punishment wise That might be true in principle, but definitely not true in practice. Cost might be the factor and the related facet is volume -- there's just no reasonable way to enforce it to the same degree as postal fraud and as you said, the price of the stamp itself is a deterrent. I get scam texts all the time; I've never gotten a scam letter. I appreciate that all of my official tax and government documents continue to be delivered via physical mail.
- rawgabbit 2y agoIn the last couple of years, I have had important letters get "lost" in USPS in the Dallas area including things I sent with the USPS guarantee, signature required etc. and things sent to me being lost. I didn't receive any official apology from USPS; I learned from the local news there was organized crime ring regularly opening up letters they thought contained checks. To make it short, USPS has forced me to stop send checks or anything important through the mail.