During National Consumer Protection Week (March 6-12), the USPS Consumer Affairs Office and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service will be educating consumers about identity theft and fraudulent schemes, providing the information needed to combat these illegal activities.
Other federal, state, and local consumer protection agencies — together with consumer organizations and industry associations — also will be participating in consumer protection and education efforts around the country.
The theme of this year’s National Consumer Protection Week is “Your Information Destination” and will highlight the importance of using good consumer sense at every stage of life.
With so much personal information that is readily available, both online and in the mail, age doesn’t matter when it comes to crimes like identity theft. Children are ideal victims for identity theft as they have viable Social Security numbers with available credit, and often it is years later before the identity theft scam is uncovered.
Representatives from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service will join USPS Consumer Affairs and Customer Relations personnel to address “Your Information Destination” at National Consumer Protection Week events scheduled as follows:
MONDAY, MARCH 7, 10 am - 2 pm, South Florida Retail Unit, 16000 Pines Blvd, Pembroke Pines
TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 10 am - 1 pm, Olympia Heights Post Office, 3801 SW 117 Ave, Miami
TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 11 am - 2 pm, Jupiter Post Office, 1095 Military Trail, Jupiter
TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 1 pm - 4 pm, Pompano Beach Main Office, 2351 W Atlantic Blvd, Pompano Beach
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 10 am - 1 pm, Promenade Post Office, 3690 W 18 Ave, Hialeah
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 11 am - 2 pm, Fort Pierce Post Office, 5000 W Midway Rd, Fort Pierce
THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 12 Noon - 3 pm, West Palm Beach Main Office, 3200 Summit Blvd, West Palm Beach
FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 10 am - 1 pm, Fort Lauderdale Main Office, 1900 W Oakland Park Blvd, Fort Lauderdale
FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 12 Noon - 3 pm, Hollywood Post Office, 1801 Polk Street, Hollywood
FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 11 am - 2 pm, Jog Road Post Office, 6400 Boynton Beach Blvd, Boynton Beach
(Employees are reminded that their event attendance will be off-the-clock.)
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