Postal inspector - do they actually do anything?

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I've been scammed on another forum and of course file mail fraud, contacted local PD, etc... but it's been months and I have no news.

This guy scammed $1-2k in total from at least 8 people, and all of them filed mail fraud and contacted the police.

The postal inspectors just seem to not care. This guy has been at it for years and possibly had dozens of people file mail fraud against him.

In your experience, do the postal inspectors actually do anything about scammers?
 
I suspect it's a function of magnitude vs available time. I'm sure they have $100k type cases to deal with so $1-2k might fall to the back burner.
 
ooitzoo said:
I suspect it's a function of magnitude vs available time. I'm sure they have $100k type cases to deal with so $1-2k might fall to the back burner.
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What he said. Just the way it is. Are they going to spend thousands for a $100 crime.....nope.
 
Given the quantities of autos moved between people in various states without an issue, I'm going to go with not much!

Also, on the mail fraud thing...people often scream and yell "call you local PD, USPIS etc."...a) local authorities have no authority (nor interest) in this area b) USPIS don't have the manpower for stuff like this, the only mail fraud cases they're really interested are those involving usually financial crimes that are on a scale large enough to warrant federal prosecution.
 
Frankly, your best bet is to post up known information and give the person a chance to make good. The power of peer / societal pressure is quite persuasive.
 
John_0917 said:
Given the quantities of autos moved between people in various states without an issue, I'm going to go with not much!

Also, on the mail fraud thing...people often scream and yell "call you local PD, USPIS etc."...a) local authorities have no authority (nor interest) in this area b) USPIS don't have the manpower for stuff like this, the only mail fraud cases they're really interested are those involving usually financial crimes that are on a scale large enough to warrant federal prosecution.
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This!

ooitzoo said:
Frankly, your best bet is to post up known information and give the person a chance to make good. The power of peer / societal pressure is quite persuasive.
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And this!
 
In my years in Postal Service management, I had extensive contact with Postal Inspectors. I was even assigned to assist them on a couple of projects, mostly to provide local information.

They work on many levels, from petty theft from the mails to larger financial schemes. Your individual complaint is important to them but the effort they make generally depends on the information they get from you and your willingness to stick with the case.

We got a complaint from a young lady working as an au pair in a large residential building. She was English, and her mother wrote frequently, and often enclosed her favorite brand of nylons from back home. The nylons stopped arriving. I asked the Inspectors if they could help. They sent a man undercover and caught the thief -- the building's mailroom worker.

When you complain to local post office management, they generally pass the complaint their headquarters, and on up the line. Useless. I always contacted Postal Inspectors immediately. You can do that yourselves.
 
How does one contact the postal inspectors directly? I've never seen a number listed.
 
So what do you actually do?

Did you follow the link I posted or click on any of the sections listed there?
 
Esav Benyamin said:
In my years in Postal Service management, I had extensive contact with Postal Inspectors. I was even assigned to assist them on a couple of projects, mostly to provide local information.

They work on many levels, from petty theft from the mails to larger financial schemes. Your individual complaint is important to them but the effort they make generally depends on the information they get from you and your willingness to stick with the case.

We got a complaint from a young lady working as an au pair in a large residential building. She was English, and her mother wrote frequently, and often enclosed her favorite brand of nylons from back home. The nylons stopped arriving. I asked the Inspectors if they could help. They sent a man undercover and caught the thief -- the building's mailroom worker.

When you complain to local post office management, they generally pass the complaint their headquarters, and on up the line. Useless. I always contacted Postal Inspectors immediately. You can do that yourselves.
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Not to go off topic but women's nylons?
 
Yes, not a major theft, not even an American citizen, but the Inspectors got the job done. They do take their work seriously.
 
I suppose the logical question is what in the world was he doing with the nylons?
 
For the record....yes, the postal inspectors do their job.
A notable case in my mind is the disappearance of a Silver scabbarded kothimoda that was fraudulently purchased.
IIRC, it was nearly a year later that it was traced to a person in florida, was recovered and the thief jailed.
 
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