The above title might sound lame to you at first glance, but if you were somehow happened to be a victim to identity theft, you will realize how severely and troublesome the situation could be.
I’ve read somewhere that in America, many cases of identity theft happened in Western states through mailbox digging. Yes, those unlocked mailboxes are treasure troves for those identity thieves. You might not think that all those bills, bank statements sent to your mailbox everyday would mean much (except a proof on how much debt you have..heh!), but for the thief, that’s all they need to be another you.
It’s time that you change your normal mailbox to a more secured, locking mailbox. Having one of the sleek locking mailboxes like this provides not only harder target to the thief but it could give you a peace of mind whenever you have to be away from home for quite some times and have no one to help you pick the mail.
One of the steps that you can do to prevent identity theft is to promptly pick the mail after delivery and never leave the mail overnight in the mailbox during weekend. If you can send the outgoing mail through your own mailbox, avoid doing that and send them at the post office. And if you are living in apartment, ask the management to provide a security mailbox clusters for the residents to use.
Don’t let yourself be vulnerable just because you take it easy on the mail.
