Springfield woman says check stolen from mailbox found in car in New Jersey

SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) – Chances are you’ll wish to suppose twice earlier than paying your payments by mail. Western Mass Information is getting solutions after a Springfield lady informed us a examine of hers was stolen out of a put up workplace mailbox.

Gail Noe not too long ago used a U.S. Postal Service mailbox to ship a examine to her residence insurance coverage firm. Nonetheless, when two weeks glided by and the corporate nonetheless had not obtained her fee, she began to fret.

“I simply thought properly it obtained misplaced within the mail,” Noe defined.

She was in a position to cancel the examine together with her financial institution earlier than it was cashed. Noe mentioned she didn’t suppose something of it till she obtained a wierd name from a police officer in New Jersey.

“He mentioned we discovered this in a automobile together with, I assume that they had a substantial quantity of mail within the automobile and knew that they had damaged right into a mailbox,” Noe famous.

Western Mass Information reached out to the Springfield Police Division and confirmed that the Ocean Township, NJ Police Division known as Springfield Police and knowledgeable them they has discovered some stolen mail, together with Noe’s examine. Noe mentioned the New Jersey cops knowledgeable her the thieves have been going after the routing numbers on her examine so as to acquire entry to her account. Now, Noe has determined to make use of on-line banking for her payments. It’s one thing she recommended different seniors, like herself, learn to do.

“Discover somebody you belief, could possibly be member of the family, your church, could possibly be in your senior heart, senior companies, your financial institution, that can information you thru tips on how to higher ship your funds in with out utilizing your examine and dropping it in a mailbox,” Noe added.

Western Mass Information has discovered a number of studies throughout the nation and in western Massachusetts about stolen mail and it appears it’s turning into an enormous difficulty. The truth is, a Springfield Police warning went out nearly a yr in the past that urged residents and companies to not place envelopes with checks inside within the USPS blue assortment containers.

We did attain out to the US Postal Service concerning this difficulty, however haven’t but heard again.

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