Questionable USPS seizure letter (Picture)

Alright, So my buddy recieved a letter in the mail 27 days after he placed an order. he receives a letter in the mail from the recipient "US Postal Inspection Service" He had to sign for it and it came in as certified mail. Here's an image of the letter. (The letter seems to have grammatical errors as well) https://www.anonimg.com/img/e09f1f8b4d5662e446f7fa42bff238b3.jpg

The envolope the letter came in has a printed label with a different address that was put over a previous address marked on the outside. EDIT: http://i.imgur.com/IxRi3XW.jpg

Is this an authentic letter or just somebody trying to scam?

EDIT: It has seattle division at the top, yet the address at the bottom is in Oregon..


Comments


[22 Points] collectalldrugs:

scam nigga


[10 Points] durgsrbad:

Not the kind of thing you want to take a chance with, but spidey-senses tingle at the idea of it being a gift from a vendor currently enjoying your friend's coin.

Any details on the transaction is question? What was it, how big and from who will get us closer to an answer.


[10 Points] TickleMonster2:

Seattle Division located in Oregon… Try googling the address and see what it is.


[7 Points] Homer_Goes_Crazy:

I did a bit of googling, and I'm convinced the letter is legit. "Portland Oregon Domicile" is the correct term within the postal inspector's office. There is one in Portland. I called the number (a legit Portland number) and got a voice mail for a "Roxanne Craig". Further googling came up with this LinkedIn profile for a postal inspector in that domicile. Her picture Maybe she just doesn't English so good. If this is fake, that's a lot of detail.


[6 Points] Trippynessdotcom:

Hello, this is not a real US seizure letter. I have seen several of them from people I know who have bought online before. This is not even close to what they actually look like. In addition they specify that they intercepted illicit substances and they dont use the word "you". They use your name on the package. It seems a Vendor has scammed you. Was this a international or domestic package? Was there a return address? For the LOVE LETTERS I have seen this is not real. Hope this helps.


Admin of www.trippyness.com


[6 Points] samwhiskey:

got one like that from Colorado a while back. It's the old Thurgood scam, which was genius in its day but other vendors have latched on to it. Surprised it's not used more. Nothing to worry about, keep on galloping.


[5 Points] TheHipHopHippy:

Its seem legit, called number and voice mail gave a legit US postal inspector 1-877 number to call. Plus being certified mail. I think using a different vendor with top notch stealth and send it to a buddies house next time would be good idea.


[5 Points] None:

well if you know it's drugs, and the postal inspector knows it's drugs, then you certainly don't want to show up and claim it, along with the handcuffs and a free ride to the pokey. wait it out, maybe it will get delivered.


[5 Points] vanillavisa:

Ask for tracking from the vendor. That should clear some things up.


[1 Points] None:

[deleted]


[3 Points] sharpshooter789:

Did the letter have a g-10 stamp on it? If so its legit.


[3 Points] ipyngo:

yeah, I work for the Feds. NO way something with that many personal pronouns is official.


[4 Points] A530:

This letter is straight up fake. It reads like it was written by someone whose first language isn't English, plus there's some formatting problems that you would expect to see in a fake letter. I give it a 4/10.


[3 Points] arickp:

This is a toughie. When I was busted for a tiny amount of weed, it was done via staged delivery, on the day it was expected to arrive. The police had a warrant and stated the "reasonable grounds" (that the dogs went off on the package). However, that was FedEx.

I wouldn't put too much thought into "Seattle Division," despite the address being in Oregon. Federal agencies (like the USPS Postal Inspection Service) can't operate in every single city. And 'Seattle Division" is shorter than "Pacific Northwestern United States Division" or whatever.

503 does check out as a Portland area code. But yeah, like everyone else says, this looks like a 12-year-old threatening people with MS Word. If you're really curious, try sending a generic fax (like a cover letter that just asks if this is the US Postal Service) to that 877 number. On a lot of fax machines, it will say something like "SENDING PAGE 1 OF 1 TO: Acme Inc. 281-555-1222" on the LED screen. Places like Office Depot will give you a confirmation page that has that information (ask first, of course).


[3 Points] Onlymyluck:

Also, If someone was going to scam for a bit of money wouldn't they have the "perfect" scam set up? Like phone numbers and names to match actual seizures letters and postal inspectors, etc. What could my buddy do to see if this is a real seizure letter or not? If he calls the number and asks what in specific to verify if this is real or not.


[1 Points] shoelace120:

Scam as fuck. Call the real postal inspectors and ask for Mr.Craig. "There's nobody here by that name sir"


[1 Points] None:

[removed]


[1 Points] Onlymyluck:

Note this as well. Bud Central has lowered his prices significantly even after onymous. I know it doesn't mean much but I'm pointing out every aspect I can in hopes I got scammed vs this being "a real love letter"

EDIT: Also, Could this actually of been a real love letter than was sent out at one point to somebody, then modified with my buddies address, etc. That would explain the real details regarding the inspector, etc


[1 Points] GeorgeForemanGrillz:

If it was using a US Postal Inspector envelope and it was a fake then it would most likely have been seen by them and not been delivered.


[1 Points] Debo242424:

These are most likely inside jobs of postal employees/customs.


[1 Points] None:

I would think that the USPS would send these sorts of letters Registered / Certified mail?


[1 Points] Ditcom:

+1 for a definite fake. Even the sloppiest postal worker would have a better attempt than that. Blatant grammatical errors, no signature. It looks fake as hell, well that was my very first impression.

And of course the phone numbers, addresses etc check out; even the sloppiest scam vendor would spend 5 minutes online gathering some real contact info to give it legitimacy!

Does the vendor post on the market forum? Any similarities between the letter and posts? But probably unnecessary, I think the errors in the letter gives you enough reason/justification to call out the vendor anyway.


[0 Points] throwahooawayyfoe:

so i can tell you that phone number he told you to call most definitely isn't to any postal inspection office. it is a landline in portland, but a google search of the number should have turned up something related to the postal inspector if it was actually related in some way. your vendor just done fucked you.


[0 Points] BlackHattt:

The first sentence alone looks like it was written by somebody that never graduated school, much less a government agency.


[0 Points] cosmiccharlie33:

definitely fake