Years ago, driving to work, I noticed a guy going through mailboxes, so I notified authorities (nothing happened that I’m aware of), and I immediately started using the drive up boxes outside our Post Office (unless they were full). Then, I hear the outside boxes are being broken in to (our Post Office twice). Now I go inside to mail checks. Thanks for the info. I may have to start paying bills online, but I hate to post credit card info online. Woe is me!
It’s not like we never do it. But we do it a LOT less!
One option is to use a pen with blue or black non-erasable gel ink, as gel ink soaks into paper and is more difficult to remove than ballpoint-pen ink. I use a blue Uniball 207 Gel Pen for the rare occasion when I need to write a check. Maybe not totally foolproof, but it does give me some peace of mind.