Why a PO Box rarely appears in a state business registry, where it does appear, and how to confirm a sender name using free government records.
Secretary of State Business Search for a PO Box Read Post »
What the USPS boxholder information request really is, the six things it demands, what comes back, and why most senders can be identified without it.
USPS Boxholder Information Request: Who Qualifies Read Post »
USPS releases PO Box holder information in only three situations. What changed in 2000, what the counter clerk can say, and what to do instead.
USPS PO Box Holder Information: What They Release Read Post »
Seven kinds of check arrive unannounced, from settlements to live check loans. How to work out which one you are holding, starting with the return address.
An Unexpected Check Arrived in the Mail: What Is It? Read Post »
Nine reasons an insurer you have never been a customer of writes to you, how to tell which one applies, and what to verify before you reply.
Letter From an Insurance Company You Never Had Read Post »
Who sends certified mail, how to identify the sender before you sign, and what refusing delivery actually does and does not do in the United States.
Unexpected Certified Mail: What It Usually Means Read Post »
Lockbox processing, print vendors and card operations explain why bank and insurer mail arrives from Sioux Falls or Wilmington, not your own state.
Why Your Bank Mail Comes From a Different State Read Post »
Every line of a company return address encodes something. What the name line, Dept line, box line and ZIP+4 tell you, and what the postmark does not.
How to Read a Business Return Address, Line by Line Read Post »
A 10-minute way to verify a class action settlement check against the actual court record before you cash it, plus the scam patterns to watch for.
Is That Class Action Settlement Check Real? Read Post »
