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January 27, 2025

USPS and Postal Inspection Service to Host Media Briefing seeking to Protect Customers from Fraud, other Crimes

What:

The U.S. Postal Service and the Postal Inspection Service invite media to an in-person briefing to discuss keeping customers and their mail safe. Officials will provide fraud prevention messaging, an update on Project Safe Delivery, a joint national initiative to combat mail-related crimes, including attacks against letter carriers, and mail theft prevention tips.

Highlights:

  • Prevalent identity frauds, including smishing and brushing, and prevention tips
  • Details on how the Postal Inspection Service is combating mail-related crimes
  • Mail theft prevention
  • Specifics on increased monetary rewards for information

Who:

Paul Shade, Public Information Officer, USPIS
Mark Inglett, Strategic Communications Specialist, USPS Corporate Communications

When:

Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. CT

Why:

USPS and the Postal Inspection Service are taking proactive steps to protect the integrity of the mail, protect Postal customers from frauds, and ensure customer trust. This briefing offers media a unique opportunity to gain firsthand information about these critical efforts and their impact on communities.

Where:

KS MO District Office 300 West Pershing Road
Room 119
Kansas City, MO 64108
(Covered Parking will be available at the Parking Garage near Union Station. Come to the front entrance of the USPS facility and we’ll escort you inside.)

RSVP:

Mark.m.inglett@usps.gov

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The United States Postal Service is an independent federal establishment, mandated to be self-financing and to serve every American community through the affordable, reliable and secure delivery of mail and packages to 169 million addresses six and often seven days a week. Overseen by a bipartisan Board of Governors, the Postal Service is implementing a 10-year transformation plan, Delivering for America, to modernize the postal network, restore long-term financial sustainability, dramatically improve service across all mail and shipping categories, and maintain the organization as one of America’s most valued and trusted brands.

The Postal Service generally receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.

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