… reveals a path that changes the way we think! 
Yes, we are all taught that anything that leaves a paper trail can compromise identity, but statistics released by the FTC and the US Postal Inspection Service suggest we need to look elsewhere to stem this rapidly growing crime. Identity theft effects a whopping 9.9 million people each year at a cost of $5 billion, but fewer than 4% of all identity theft cases reported are due from stolen mail according to the FTC and the US Postal Inspection Service. See: https://postalinspectors.uspis.gov/investigations/MailFraud/fraudschemes/mailtheft/IdentityTheft.aspx
An informative video, “Identity Crises: Protect your Identity”, offers great tips on what to do to reduce the risk of identity theft from both physical and electronic predators. See: https://postalinspectors.uspis.gov/pressroom/videos.aspxis
Brook Spaulding
brookspaulding@aol.com
P.S. In full disclosure Brook Spaulding is the principal for a B2B strategic sales, marketing and innovation consultancy; the chief technology officer of a company that licenses patented and patent pending technology for environmentally-friendly mailers; and president of an envelope manufacturing company.
