Mail Fraud or Scam?

[Mikeod]

In the last several weeks I have had three envelopes in my mailbox with my address correct, but with people's names I do not know. One arrived a few weeks ago, and two arrived just this past Saturday. All three contained a pre-paid MasterCard debit card. When I contacted the issuers of these cards, they adamantly confirmed that the people had given my address when the cards were requested/ordered.

One of the issuers really raised my concern because it is a company that issues cards that are funded from Social Security payments. This raised the concern of identify theft, i.e., someone stealing SS payments and using my address. Of course, for this to work, they would have to be able to intercept the mail before I got it.

As a result, I contacted the Postal Inspector hotline and filed a report of "False Use of an Address".

Has anyone else had this happen here? What was the result?

[babbs455]

HEADS UP EVERYONE: YEsterday while looking at my online bank statement activity I noticed a wierd transaction at my acct at Citizens First bank. Several years ago I refied with them and they used Taylor Bean and Whittaker, we all know what happend to them. A new bank picked up my loan and possibly yours to if you refied with TB&W as well. I believe that my bank acct info has been compromised by a company called ALLIANCE tele number on the check conversion voucher says 1 877-886-0144. They used this ck con. voucher using my name the same way i pay my mortgage online to Cenlar. This is the only bill I pay online using my bank routing number and acct number and use my name in this fashion on the bank website. Upon googling this alliance co and tele number many others have also been victims of this scam taking 29.95 out of their checking account a common denominator with many of the vicitims are T B &W and Cenlar Bank. I also found mention of a Wells Fargo bank/Cenlar connection so I am believeing it has to do with a breach in Cenlar Bank system. I have contacted them and they are starting an investigation as well as Citizens. I have contacted the atty general filing a complaint and also with the FTC. Check your online banking and look out for this CHECK CONVERSION VOUCHER for 29.95 or some other amount that you did not authorize! IT IS A SCAM..google it as well and read up on what others have posted about this scam..IT happened to me it can happen to you to!!! best of luck..will keep you updated...barbara:) trying to keep us all safe out here...