The Postal Inspection Service is committed to protecting postal customers from misuse of the mail. Inspectors place special emphasis on mail fraud scams related to advance fees, boiler rooms, health care, insurance, investments, deceptive mailings and other consumer frauds, especially when they target the elderly or other susceptible groups. The Postal Inspection Service is committed to ensuring the safety of the nation's mail by securing letter boxes or other receptacles for U.S. Mail. To this end, Postal Inspectors aggressively pursue individuals who willfully or maliciously injure or destroy such receptacles. Postal Inspectors aggressively investigate criminals who attempt to conceal the proceeds of illegal acts through monetary transactions.
Inspectors identify and seize criminals' assets, denying violators the proceeds of their crimes.
Customers who wish to halt mailings of sexually oriented advertisements or similar solicitations may complete and submit to a post office Form 1500, which is available at post offices. Postal Inspectors respond promptly to robberies of postal employees and postal contractors. Inspectors focus on preventing robberies through the use of security equipment and improved postal procedures. Postal Inspectors invest significant resources into the investigation of mail theft by criminals, postal contractors and employees. To read the complete U.S. Code for these laws, click here to access the U.S. House of Representatives' Web site .