PHILADELPHIA - You may want to think twice before dropping mail and checks into postal service collection boxes in philadelphia.Law enforcement officials say thieves are breaking into the blue mail boxes and stealing checks, forging signatures and stealing personal information from mail.
It's costing victims thousands of dollars.Thieves are using phishing techniques to steal mail or using duplicate master keys and getting ahold of the mail that way.Once theives have your check, they have your routing and bank account numbers -- they can pretend to be you.
However there are ways to avoid risking having your check stolen, especially if you're the one sending it. If you're going to use the post office to mail checks, financial expert Dan.