What is a “locked mail box” and can one protect me from identity theft?
A locked mail box is any mail box that you install at your home or your office that requires a key to access that mail. Generally, it has a slot so that the postal carrier can still put your mail in there without actually having a key, but in order to extract that mail to get it, you yourself have to put in a key to get that mail, preventing an identity thief from getting your personal information via your mail box.I always recommend that a consumer or small business person get a locking mail box, because paper that comes in the mail is the path of least resistance for identity thieves. They love to go through your mail boxes and take all of your personal data. So get a locked mail box without a doubt.
