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This is one reason I check my mail daily.
Several years ago, I hadn't checked my mailbox for over a week. I had a locking box so I didn't worry too much. I have a camera system on my house and one of my cameras stopped working and when I checked on it, it had been pulled off the house.
The thief stole my mail which included a new debit card (but I did not know that at the time). A few weeks later, I started receiving bounced check notices in the mail. I called the bank and they had me read the numbers from my card. In the process, I noticed that my card had expired. The bank told me that the thief was using my new card. The items he purchased was very alarming to me: 50 prepaid cell phones, 30 background checks, bailed someone out of our local jail, and I can't remember the rest. The background checks was the most alarming because this guy is obviously building cases on other people he has stolen from.
Since I had multiple cameras on my house, I was able to provide the police with photos of this guy and they ultimately caught him.
Bottom line: I always check my mail - even now that I have replaced my box with a nearly armored box.
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