• Tax season — time to steal your refunds!

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    ISSUE 21.13 • 2024-03-25

    ON SECURITY

    Susan Bradley

    By Susan Bradley

    If you live in the United States, the ideal time to steal items from a mailbox is from early March to April 15.

    Why? Because that’s when tax-refund checks get mailed to filers. Mail thefts go up during this period because it’s a window of greatest benefit. It’s a real threat: a coworker’s shared mailbox suffered four break-ins over the past year, with another case reported by yourcentralvalley.com.

    So what are some steps you can take to prevent mailbox theft from occurring?

    Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (21.13.0, 2024-03-25).
    This story also appears in our public Newsletter.

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