What:
U.S. Postal Service officials will host a consumer education event, “Dollars & Sense: Rated ‘A’ for All Ages,” to celebrate National Consumer Protection Week. Officials will distribute DVDs and brochures warning against identity theft and fraudulent schemes, providing customers with valuable information about protecting their financial assets from these types of crimes, as well as ways to report suspected financial fraud.
A living room backdrop will be set up in the lobby of the Main Post Office where employees will be dressed in pajamas and demonstrate on a laptop the ease of using usps.com and Click-N-Ship from home. A letter carrier may be stopping by to make a Carrier Pickup as well.
Who:
Better Business Bureau
Postal Inspection Service
U.S. Postal Service
When:
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Monday, March 8
Where:
Louisville Main Post Office lobby
1420 Gardiner Lane
Louisville, KY 40231
Background:
National Consumer Protection Week, set for March 7–13, is a national program led by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to help customers become smarter consumers of products, materials and services, and improve their knowledge of how to combat fraud schemes.
The U.S. Postal Service Office of Consumer Affairs and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service are working to educate consumers about fraudulent schemes and how they can protect themselves. The Postal Service will provide customers with the tools and information needed to combat these types of crimes.
There’s no age limit on fraud. This year, the Postal Service and the Postal Inspection Service are working together to educate all consumers how they can protect themselves from scammers.
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Please Note: For broadcast quality video and audio, photo stills and other media resources, visit the USPS Newsroom at www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/welcome.htm.
A self-supporting government enterprise, the U.S. Postal Service is the only delivery service that reaches every address in the nation, 150 million residences, businesses and Post Office Boxes. The Postal Service receives no tax dollars. With 36,000 retail locations and the most frequently visited website in the federal government, the Postal Service relies on the sale of postage, products and services to pay for operating expenses. Named the Most Trusted Government Agency five consecutive years and the sixth Most Trusted Business in the nation by the Ponemon Institute, the Postal Service has annual revenue of more than $68 billion and delivers nearly half the world’s mail. If it were a private sector company, the U.S. Postal Service would rank 26th in the 2008 Fortune 500.
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is the federal law enforcement, security and crime prevention arm of the United States Postal Service that protects the U.S. Postal Service, secures the nation’s mail system and ensures public trust in the mail. To learn more, visit http://postalinspectors.uspis.gov.
Better Business Bureau, the leader in advancing marketplace trust, is an unbiased non-profit organization that sets and upholds high standards for fair and honest business behavior. Businesses that earn BBB accreditation contractually agree and adhere to the organization’s high standards of ethical business behavior. BBB provides objective advice, free business BBB Reliability Reports® and charity BBB Wise Giving Reports®, and educational information on topics affecting marketplace trust. To further promote trust, BBB offers complaint and dispute resolution support for consumers and businesses when there is a difference in viewpoints. The organization is also a recognized leader in developing and administering self-regulation programs for the business community, and, with respect to the advertising industry, does that through a joint venture in conjunction with National Advertising Review Council partners. The first BBB was founded in 1912. Today, 123 BBBs serve communities across the U.S. and Canada, evaluating and monitoring more than four million local and national businesses and charities. Visit www.bbb.org for more information.
