PHILADELPHIA — Next week, sixteen area Post Offices will hold lobby events to draw attention to issues and ideas that help customers become smarter consumers of products, materials, and services and improve their knowledge of how to combat fraud of any type.

The U.S. Postal Service Consumer Advocate’s office and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service are working to educate consumers about fraudulent schemes and to provide them with the tools and information needed to combat these frauds.

The following Post Offices will have materials available in their lobbies throughout the week to help educate customers about consumer fraud and fake check schemes (hours vary by office). In addition, Postal Inspectors will be on hand to provide materials to educate consumers on issues regarding identity theft, lotteries and sweepstakes, mail fraud, and other schemes.

Philadelphia Main Post Office
3000 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Penn Center Station
1500 JFK Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19102

30th Street Train Station Postal Store
2955 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Plymouth Meeting Post Office
26 E. Germantown Avenue
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462

Pilgrim Gardens Post Office
1051 Pontiac Road
Pilgrim Gardens, PA 19026

Telford Post Office
99 S. 4th Street
Telford, PA 18969

Paschall Station
2904 S. 70th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19142

Sharon Hill Post Office
1198 Chester Pike
Sharon Hill, PA 19079

Chester Post Office
400 Edgmont Ave
Chester, PA 19013

Paoli Post Office
43 Paoli Plaza
Paoli, PA 19301

Upper Darby Post Office
201 Bywood Avenue
Upper Darby, PA 19082

Kingsessing Station
5311 Florence Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19143

Norristown Post Office
28 E. Airy Street
Norristown, PA 19401

Point Breeze Station
2437 S. 23rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19145

Glenside Post Office
262 S. Easton Road
Glenside, PA 19038

Media Post Office
101 E. Baltimore Avenue
Media, PA 19063

To learn more about the Consumer Fraud Awareness Campaign, visit www.FakeChecks.org.

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