Free Letter to Report Mail Theft

The purpose of this letter is to notify your local postal inspector that mail theft has occurred. If you determine that you have been the victim of mail theft, contact the nearest United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) office. The USPIS is responsible for investigating cases of mail theft.

Use the Letter to Report Mail Theft document if:

To notify your local postal inspector of mail theft.
You want to confirm your earlier conversation with the office.
You want to provide the office with a completed Mail Theft and Vandalism Complaint Form.
You want to request that an investigation be conducted by the inspector's office.

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Contact Information Documentation Letter to Report Mail Theft Signing Instructions Contact Information The postal inspector's office may have questions about your request. For example, there may be a question about the legitimacy of your claim, your authority to make the request, or other questions. Therefore, it is important that you provide them a way to contact you, and that all of the contact information is accurate and up to date. Documentation The postal inspector will require that you provide a copy of the completed Mail Theft and Vandalism Complaint Form. Therefore, you should contact the postal inspector to obtain that form and complete it prior to sending the letter. Send the original copy of the Complaint Form to the postal inspector. If you send any other materials, send only copies and not the originals. You should keep a copy of all written communications with the postal inspector and maintain a written summary of all oral communications. Letter to Report Mail Theft The purpose of this letter is to notify your local postal inspector that mail theft has occurred. If you determine that you have been the victim of mail theft, contact the nearest United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) office. The USPIS is responsible for investigating cases of mail theft. You can locate the nearest USPIS district office by calling your local post office, calling the United States Post Office at (800) 275-8777, or visiting them online. Call the postal inspector at the nearest USPIS office to report the theft. Complete a a Mail Theft and Vandalism Complaint Form (Postal Service Form 2016) and send it back to the USPIS office with a cover letter so that the USPIS can conduct an investigation of the theft. Note: You should call the nearest postal inspector's office to obtain the complaint form prior to sending this letter. After completing the complaint form, use this letter as a cover letter to send the complaint form back to the postal inspector. Signing Instructions The letter should be signed, but it is not necessary that the signature be witnessed or notarized. Be sure to include the original copy of the Mail Theft and Vandalism Complaint Form (Postal Service Form 2016). Send copies of any other documentation instead of originals, unless an original copy is required. If an original is required, be sure to keep a copy. Retain a copy of the letter for your records. After a reasonable amount of time has passed, follow up to make sure that any request action was actually taken.

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