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Address

THE BRICK MAILBOX CO.

4785 E. Belmont Ave.

Fresno, California 93702

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Office Hours

Monday - Friday...8am - 4pm

Saturday...8am - 2pm

Telephone

(559) 456 - 0286

Tips to Prevent Mail Theft

• DO NOT leave outgoing mail in your unlocked mailbox.

• DO deposit mail in a blue collection box or inside at your local post office. Use a collection box that is NOT FULL.

• Make sure your mailbox is in good condition. Mailboxes in poor condition often expose mail to theft and bad weather. Your local postmaster can advise you on current postal regulations and steps you can take to improve the condition of your mailbox.

• Promptly pick up your "Incoming" mail once it is delivered to your mailbox.

• Get together with neighbors and the Postal Service and arrange for the neighborhood delivery. These group mailboxes are known as Neighborhood Delivery and Collection Box Units (NDCBU). With an NDCBU mailbox, each address has an individual locked unit for delivery and collection. (Note; A minimum of seven neighbors are needed to sign a petition requesting a NDCBU.

• Purchase a locked mailbox or convert your unlocked box to a lockable type.

• Email us, “The Brick Mailbox Co.”, for information pertaining to a secure mailbox.

• Arrange to have you mail delivered to a Post Office Box for a small fee. Consider having regular income checks deposited electronically right into your bank account via Direct Deposit. It's easy and in most cases, it's free! Contact your bank for details.

• To avoid fraudulent use of your checking account in the event your mail is stolen (from your mailbox, from a blue collection box, from a postal vehicle or from your letter carrier), utilize the following suggestions when writing checks to pay your bills;

• Write out in full the payee and memo portions. Fill! up the entire lines with letters or a squiggly line.

• Use thick, dark ink (red ink is best) to write your checks. Opt for roller ball pens. Avoid felt-tip ones.
  Purchase checks through institutions that use tamper-resistant paper and ink.

• Never send cash or coins through the mail. Always send a check or money order instead.

• Promptly report non-receipt of expected credit cards, checks, and other valuable mail to the senders.
  Immediately notify the post office and mailers if you change your address. If you are going on vacation, notify the post office, or have a trusted friend or neighbor pick up your mail promptly after delivery.

• Join a Neighborhood Watch Program by calling local community police officer. Remember, if you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem.

• Be observant of activities on your street, including those near your letter carrier, his or her postal vehicle, residential mailboxes and collection boxes.

• IMMEDIATELY report any suspicious persons or activity by calling 911 while suspects are still present. Remember; do not jeopardize your safety, but BE A GOOD WITNESS!

• The Postal Service pays rewards for information leading to the arrest and conviction of mail thieves. Report suspect or crime information to Postal Inspectors, 24 hours a day, at (415) 778-5800. READ IT then SHRED IT!!

• Destroy anything with your name, address or other identifying information on it before discarding, especially credit card and home loan applications.

• Junk mail to you is a gold mine to a thief. They often use those discarded applications to open fraudulent credit accounts in names of unsuspecting victims.

Brick Mailbox Manufacturing is a service of Cross Training Ministries,

a Christian operated, nonprofit organization,

headquartered in Fresno, California. Copyright 2004-2007.

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