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‘Stop Using These Mail Slots’: Needham Residents Warned Of Increased Phishing Scams ‘Stop Using These Mail Slots’: Needham Residents Warned Of Increased Phishing Scams
Police Warn Needham Residents Of Increased Phishing Scams Needham residents have been warned not to use outdoor blue post office collection boxes to send their mail after police received complaints about increased phishing scams in the area. Needham has over 25 collection boxes, but police warned on Monday, Jan. 8, that locals should “stop using them immediately.” “We have once again been targeted by mailbox phishing at area mail drop off locations,” a police Facebook post said. “The suspects are using keys to enter the mailboxes and steal dropped off mail that is inside them.” 🚨 Please share this post to ANY resident in the Town of Needham 🚨…

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Blue USPS Mailboxes Hijacked By Thieves In Wellesley, Needham For Check Fraud Blue USPS Mailboxes Hijacked By Thieves In Wellesley, Needham For Check Fraud
Blue USPS Mailboxes Hijacked By Thieves In Wellesley, Needham For Check Fraud Just at the time of year when grandmothers are sending checks in the mail, thieves are breaking into the blue USPS mailboxes for residents in Wellesley and Needham, officials say.  Multiple blue USPS mailboxes in Needham were broken into between Saturday, Dec. 17 and Monday, Dec. 19, Needham police announced on Monday, Dec. 19.  A day later, the Wellesley Police Department made a similar statement, saying that thieves have obtained blue USPS mailbox keys and are using this newfound access to commit check fraud.  Checks stolen from mailboxes can be altered and placed into an …

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by Morgan Gonzales