The Office of the Mississippi Homeland Security - Suspicious Mail

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Suspicious Mail

Type of mail: Foreign, Priority, Special Delivery
Restrictive endorsements: Confidential, Personal, To Be Opened by Addressee Only
Visual distractions: Fragile, Rush, Handle With Care
Excessive postage (usually postage stamps)
Fictitious or no return address
Poorly typed or handwritten addresses
Incorrect titles
Titles but no names
Misspellings of common words
Oily stains or discolorations
Excessive or uneven weight distribution
Excessive binding material: masking, electric or strapping tape; string; twine
Rigid, lopsided or uneven envelope
Protruding wires, screws or other metal parts
Postmarked from area different from return address

Adapted from information provided by the U.S. Postal Service

For more information, please email us at: info@homelandsecurity.ms.gov

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