You can’t even mail a check anymore. At some of the more “civilized” areas around Raleigh, NC, thieves will target mailboxes with the red flag raised.
They will take all your outbound mail and if a check is found they will “wash” it and cash it for themselves.
Merica 2024
Credit cards are also popular USPS target.
Some years ago a coworker was waiting on one but it never arrived.......but eventually the bill did..for hundreds of dollars..and it didn’t take long for local authorities to partner with postal inspectors to identify the theif was the letter carrier.......how stupid is that? SMH