Barrigan-Husted said “typically” because the postal service does have agreements with a select number of vendors, mostly big box stores and stamps.com, to sell stamps at a slightly discounted rate — ...

We received an email from one of our loyal newsletter subscribers, Patrick K., who told us about fraudulent stamp ads that he found on Facebook. He was able to gather and share with us a number of ...

IN HOPES OF WARNING OTHERS. BARBARA ALEXANDER THOUGHT SHE WAS SAVING TIME AND MONEY WHEN SHE ORDERED THESE POSTAGE STAMPS ONLINE. WHEN I GOT THE STAMPS, I NOTICED IT SAID EXTRA OUNCES, AN ADDITIONAL ...

No one wants to get ripped off, especially when mailing holiday stamps or wedding invitations. But the problem is that counterfeit stamps are being sold everywhere this year, and if you use them, ...

YOU HOW TO SPOT A FAKE. THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU SAYS IT’S SEEING AN UPTICK IN PEOPLE BUYING COUNTERFEIT POSTAGE STAMPS, PROBABLY BECAUSE EVERYONE IS IN A HURRY TO GET THOSE CHRISTMAS CARDS OUT. SO ...

Illegal stamps are becoming increasingly produced (difficult to identify). U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently seized more than 160,000 counterfeit stamps in Chicago, the agency ...

Postal officials warn that deeply discounted postage stamps may be a scam. But you'll have to look carefully to see whether they're fake. And what may be more unsettling: When it comes to policing ...

WASHINGTON — The United States Postal Service is issuing a warning as the number of counterfeit stamps being sold online continues to escalate. Postal officials say if you are looking online for a ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) — Our consumer alerts have uncovered a problem that is draining money from the pockets of consumers and the revenue of the U.S. Postal Service: Fake stamps! Viewers have been ...

Nearly 162,000 counterfeit US “forever” stamps shipped from China were recently seized at a Chicago mail facility by US Border Patrol agents, authorities said. Anti-terrorism contraband agents posted ...