Cybercriminals are swapping tips on a growing ID theft and financial crime area, which entails abusing the United States Postal Service. The abuse of mail forwarding can facilitate credit-card fraud and numerous forms of identity theft. A recent example of such an attack surfaced just last week in a Dear John article in the New York Post. A Florida victim said their email had been surreptitiously forwarded to Philadelphia. The thieves got a checking account statement and ordered new checks. They applied for credit cards and other charge accounts.
Source: https://threatpost.com/thieves-turn-to-snail-mail-crimes/150575/