Are chain letters illegal?
There are actually two parts to this question. U.S. MAIL There certainly are some circumstances under which chain letters that involve money might be illegal. Those that do not involve a request for funds probably should be considered as merely nuisances. This is addressed one the USPS website here. To access the mail fraud complaint form from our USPS Forms list, click here. (Nigerian fraud letters, although not technically chain letters, generate many legal questions. To get the lowdown on them, click here.) CAMPUS MAIL With regard to campus mail, we can give an unequivocal answerYES! Chain letters are absolutely prohibited from the VUMC internal mail system. To see the Vice-Chancellor’s Office’s statement on this issue, click here. (This is a scanned file and may take a few moments to load.) If you should receive a chain letter via campus mail, notify your supervisor and Post Office Station 17. Return to top How can I purchase zip code directories? These are no longer available on p
