USPS fighting counterfeit labels. Counterfeit postage is a widespread issue, according to the Postal Service. As of October, the agency had reduced the scheme by 50% since the start of its ...

Flood of counterfeit postage prompts USPS to ‘abandon’ mail with fake adhesive Consumers who use half-price postage from internet sellers to bear penalty ...

The USPS has developed a sophisticated system to identify, intercept, and retain counterfeit or hijacked labels on packages, using artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data analysis.

In a letter to the U.S. Congress, DeJoy said the U.S. Postal Service needs help with the renewal of leases on its 31,000 retail centers and faces a counterfeit postage that he called a $1 billion ...

According to USPS, mail with counterfeit postage will be considered abandoned and may be opened and disposed of at the Postal Service’s discretion.

The United States Postal Service‘s (USPS) crime crackdown has led to the arrest of more than 600 suspects since May. ... intercept and retain counterfeit or hijacked labels on packages.

WASHINGTON, May 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. Postal Service said on Friday it is taking steps to crack down on rising mail theft, robberies of carriers, change-of-address fraud and counterfeit postage.

Back in 2012, I started a column with this line: “The US Postal Service deserves to go broke.” What bothered me was the fact that enterprising crooks were making counterfeit postage stamps and ...

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) says as the holiday mailing season gets nearer, consumers are likely to see half-price “discounted” stamps advertised on Facebook and other social media.

Don't Touch It, USPS Says. In a newly released alert titled " Don't Get Snowed by Holiday Scams ," the USPS tells customers that "the number of counterfeit stamps being sold online has increased ...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S Postal Service (USPS) and U.S. Postal Inspection Service (Inspection Service) today provided an update on their Project Safe Delivery campaign to ...

DeJoy said last week that USPS plans to reduce its workforce by 10,000 workers in the next month through a voluntary early retirement program first announced in January. The agency has cut 30,000 ...