tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427238665701917635.post2660556231859028706..comments2023-07-04T04:04:29.158-07:00Comments on Your Postal Blog: Too Good to be TrueBenjamin "Benny the Blogger" Franklinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16836872570822325355noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427238665701917635.post-29821487605913226652012-04-29T08:48:13.177-07:002012-04-29T08:48:13.177-07:00I recently was able to stop an elderly customer fr...I recently was able to stop an elderly customer from sending 1500 in cash to a scam outfit. We worked with postal inspection and fortunately kept this person from losing money he couldn't afford to be without. What makes me sad is to know, that most likely, for every scam I prevent (this is the 2nd one I've caught) several others probably get through. I really resent unscrupulous people using the organization I love to scam our elderly residents. Some of my customers receive as many as 70 pieces of solicitation mail a day. And the majority of it is from politicians!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427238665701917635.post-90066643366023175752012-04-26T08:34:06.474-07:002012-04-26T08:34:06.474-07:00I had a customer who was called on the telephone a...I had a customer who was called on the telephone and told he was the winner of the Publisher's Clearing House Sweepstakes. They told him that they needed him to mail a $500money order to an address they gave him so they could process his winning ticket, then the PCH van would show up at his door in a few days with his big check. I told him that it was a scam any time you have to send money to claim a prize, but he was adamant about sending this money order. Needless to say, PCH never showed up. Sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427238665701917635.post-76743685679351261262012-04-26T07:41:54.635-07:002012-04-26T07:41:54.635-07:00I hate to adds in the Newspapers that advertise fo...I hate to adds in the Newspapers that advertise for Postal Jobs starting at $20.00-$30.00 per hour. I had a customer call and for $99.99 they sent her a booklet that the library has and 2-3 practice test. It also had an application that she was to fill out and turn in at any Post Office location. It was really sad when she found out she had been scammed. I told her that any time you had to pay for apply for a job it is usually a scam. This was a couple pf years back when there was a hiring freeze.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427238665701917635.post-55491119786514136682012-04-25T08:02:16.736-07:002012-04-25T08:02:16.736-07:00My son was offered something like that. He thought...My son was offered something like that. He thought he had a real job. People should be aware of scams like this. Great job!Betty R.noreply@blogger.com