Patent ID: 8195575

Claim:
A method for providing an electronic change of address service from an old address of a customer to a new address of the customer, comprising: providing a user interface at a change of address server for the customer to enter change of address information and credit card information; receiving the change of address information and credit card information at the change of address server via a network; verifying an identity of the customer comprising determining whether the credit card information matches fraudulent credit card information stored on a database at the change of address server and verifying the identity when there is no match; sending an electronic message from the change of address server to the customer when the identity is verified; receiving a response from the customer at the change of address server confirming the change of address information; validating the identity when the response is received; and processing the change of address information electronically when the identity is validated to enable the customer to receive mail addressed to the old address of the customer at the new address of the customer.