What are the dangers associated with ordering under a previous tenant's name? I still receive this person's mail so I highly doubt they have anything forwarded. Would I be stupid for doing so?
Ordering under previous tenant's name. Stupid?
What are the dangers associated with ordering under a previous tenant's name? I still receive this person's mail so I highly doubt they have anything forwarded. Would I be stupid for doing so?
[19 Points] synikal12:
[11 Points] ThrowAway1-2-2-1:
Yes, two words. Mail Forwarding.
You can setup all mail that still comes to your old address in your name be redelivered to your new address.
For the high cost of 1 dollar for the whole year.
[4 Points] dawgiee:
Why would you? Just use your own name.
[4 Points] Theeconomist1:
Bad, bad, bad idea. One, while you may still get mail for the tenant's name, it might just be stuff that slips by USPS. USPS will stop delivering to an addy once they know someone has moved. And you never know when the previous tenant will start forwarding their mail.
So there are some risks as I discussed above. There are no real advantages to ordering in a different name. It may seem like there is, BUT it only complicates things (due to the forwarding concerns). It offers no real protections and you have no legal advantage should it be discovered. You just increase the chances of it getting discovered.
[3 Points] Jay-__:
It's a stupid idea. At least if it works like in Germany with the forwarding.
You never know when he'll get his stuff forwarded. What if he's getting it forwarded in the timeframe you made an order?
[1 Points] dabdude13:
very stupid,if you are safe and use pgp and use a good vendor why use some random guys name that the mail wont even probly deliver. Just use your name or you will probly regret it
[1 Points] Insanity_-_Wolf:
Better to get a drop using current resident info. We used to locate people that where on vaccation using various methods, especially if they didn't notify usps prior then you can easily tell. For personal use, order to yourself and not often.
[1 Points] ziplocroundtheclock:
I think the consensus here is dead wrong. First of all, you'll ideally know the names of the people who lived in your place immediately before you, and will have stuff sent only to the names of other previous tenants who've been gone over a year. If someone hasn't forwarded their mail after being gone a year, they're almost certainly never going to.
Second, signing up for mail forwarding causes a USPS notification letter to be sent to both the "to" and "from" addresses on the forwarding application. In the unlikely event that they do suddenly forward their mail, you will know.
[1 Points] slimjimbrim:
You need to make sure you have no mail lying around that has the name you use on it. The cops will say you used it and you will face extra charges
[-1 Points] Haxforasscracks:
Bad conception you have here. One, while you may still get mail under the tenant's designation, it might just be stuff that slips by USPS. USPS will stop delivering to an addy once they ken that someone has moved. And you never ken when the antecedent tenant will commence forwarding their mail.
So there are some risks as I discussed above. There are no authentic advantages to authoritatively mandating in a different designation. It may seem homogeneous to you, BUT it only perplexes things (due to the forwarding concerns). It offers no authentic protections and you have no licit advantage should it be discovered. You just increase the chances of it getting discovered.
[-6 Points] Yourconscious69:
I think it is a decent idea although I would be afraid they would randomly go setup forwarding or change address. Maybe just "make up" a previous tenant? Sign up on a bunch of cigarette websites and survey sites to get bunch of junk mail with a fake name then use that name for packages. Then if they ever attempt a controlled delivery, different mail carrier comes to your door requesting a signature for that package, just say that person does not live here anymore and I get mail for them all the time.
Dumb.
Don't do it. Listen to me. DO NOT DO THIS