Consumers Face Double Whammy of Stamp
Fraud and Postal Service Snooping
Posted By: mc squared, 4/1/2023 11:22:38 AM
Every year, millions of Americans purchase much-needed products online along with the required postage. While most of the sellers are legitimate operations, a not-insignificant share is willing to use counterfeit postage to save a buck on taxpayers’ and consumers’ dime. According to the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), “[i]n recent years, the use of counterfeit postage has increased substantially, especially on packages … it has resulted in a significant loss of revenue to the Postal Service.”Under the USPS’ proposed rule change, the Domestic Mail Manual would deem “counterfeit postage” as “undeliverable;” offending mail pieces “will be considered abandoned and disposed of at the discretion of the Postal Service.
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Counterfeit postage? If they're losing money it's not from Pajama Boy printing stamps in his mom's basement. Almost seems like an obvious FIB ruse to open letters and packages in violation of postal regulations.
There is no problem from counterfeit $1 bills for the same reason there won't be from bogus stamps.