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Is "USPS PO BOXES O" fraud?

Written by Jemina Owen-Jones

April 18th, 2024

About "USPS PO BOXES O"

The U.S. Post Office is a government agency responsible for providing mail and package delivery services within the United States. It was established on July 26, 1775, making it one of the oldest organizations in the country. The U.S. Post Office offers a wide range of retail products, including stamps, shipping supplies, money orders, and postal insurance.
  • USPS: United States Postal Service, the national postal service provider in the United States
  • PO: Post Office
  • BOXES: Refers to the physical mailboxes or post office boxes provided by the USPS
  • O: Represents an unspecified or generic transaction related to USPS PO boxes. It could potentially indicate a payment or fee associated with the use of a PO box, but without further information, the exact meaning cannot be determined.

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    Verify With Receipt

    The best way to tell if this charge is fraudulent is to find the receipt. You may have an electronic copy of the receipt, which you can finding by searching in your email accounts for U.S. Post Office.
    Or, if you want to automatically find and reconcile receipts so you never worry about fraud, you can use SimplyWise to automatically match all bank and credit card transactions to email and paper receipts. The app instantly reconciles your expenses and flags anything that doesn’t match.
    Step 1

    Connect your email

    Download the SimplyWise app and connect your email account. SimplyWise will search through your emails and find all the receipts in your inbox. This allows you to understand what exactly you are paying for when you see a bank transaction on your statement.
    Step 2

    Connect Your Bank

    Connect to your bank account/credit card transactions through the secure (256 bit encryption) Reconciliation feature within the app.
    Step 3

    Reconcile

    Reconcile the charges reported by your financial institution against what you’ve recorded in your SimplyWise account. Find fraud quickly! SimplyWise will match your transactions to your bank/credit card spending and check those items off.
    SimplyWise Community Comments
    Evelyn Chandler
    3 months ago
    This charge from USPS PO BOXES O on my credit card statement is total fraud! Just saw it on 5/15/2024. Outrageous! Anyone else? #creditcardfraud
    Anders Smith
    3 months ago
    "Hey, had the same issue last month! Contacted my bank and got it resolved. Hang in there, you'll sort it out too!"