Mail Theft

We receive quite a lot of calls and stories regarding the public mail problems.Over the years I have heard of some crazy stories of missing and found mail.
One story I have read in the local paper ( Tribune) 2009. Was one I will all ways remember . A lady Mrs.Q Public* received a bill from her credit card company,it showed a over her limit charge, for a TV ( plasma) naturally. After calling her CC company and giving her personal ID information over the phone she learned all this. She was Savoy enough to ask what address was the New TV delivered to,and was told to an address 1/2 block away from her house.
Beginning curious she walked down the street and knocked on the door.Lord behold when the door opened by a nice dressed lady, she saw a new plasma on the wall.*
Long story cut short , she was a victim of ID theft from a close neighbor. We often are lolled into a feeling of false security,not to worry because it can't or won't happen to me, not in this nice neighborhood, residential mailbox
If the public only knew that 1 in 4 tenants have been victim to mail theft. Some of the best neighborhoods are in fact the best opportunities for mail theft.In these times of low employment and high rewards one has to protect themselves. Be on guard Mrs Q Public is........Now
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residential mailboxes

Home Secure Mailboxes

I often get asked ( will the Post Office allow me to have a locked mailbox ). You don't need prior approval to install a personal secure box, unless you relocate the box to a differant delivery location, granted if you replace any box you are required to mount it to postal reguations. If you have questions on your situations call your local delivery supervisor at the Post Office.
42" to 46" to the bottom of the in-coming point, is often the height usps carriers have requested.
Most rural boxes residential mailboxes are the old tin can type that is measured from the
bottom of the box itself.
Another question that arises is does the carrier have the key to my box?
A single residental box allows a carrier to deposit your mail into a slot type or hopper style door, that permits a quick one motion deposit.Heigth is important to allow a large volume of mail to drop down and away from the entrance.So I recommend to purchase a large rather than a small box for your use.
A commercial mailbox has a USPS Master Lock,installed to control the the large doors. The post office may charge for this lock and their service.These commercial type are for a muilt tenant box, we call them (CBU)s cluster Box Units. We at http://www.lockingmailboxes.us/ have super variety of approved group boxes if that is what you need. These have a Locked Out-going compartment as well as parcel lockers incorparated into the box itself. If you have questions call our customer service dept. at 805-929-0555 we will be glad to pass on more information to you.