Mail stolen from 9 mailboxes in Mooresville
WCNC - 1/21/10

(MOORESVILLE, NC) “Police say someone stole outgoing mail from nine mailboxes in Mooresville. The victims are concerned about identity theft because some of the stolen mail included bank statements and checks.

Police do…

This just out from the Bellingham Herald :

Series of mail thefts investigated by Bellingham police

The article reads:

“Bellingham police are investigating a series of mail thefts after a man found several articles of discarded mail on his daily walk Sunday, Jan. 17.…

Happy MLK Day, everyone!

Still getting used to writing “2010″ here. Still boggled at the crazy amounts of mail identity theft going on across the nation. And still advocating the use of a high-quality security locking mailbox (ahem: MailBoss) to protect your…

Topekan charged in fraud
The Capital-Journal - 1/7/10

(TOPEKA, KS) “Two people, including one from Topeka, were indicted Thursday [...] for conspiracy, bank fraud, aggravated identity theft and theft or receipt of stolen mail. Robert L. Maxwell, 45, of Topeka, and Marcella D.…

The folks at EZShield, and ID theft protection and restoration company, recently published a  must-read press release. It certainly underscores the need for a locking mailbox for comprehensive identity theft protection, so it peaked our interest!

In summary: EZShield poll reveals that Americans…