Public Safety Mail Tips
The FBI and U.S. Postal Service authorities have issued tips for handling and reporting suspicious mail.
Characteristics of a suspicious package include:
- No return address
- Possibly mailed from a foreign country
- Excessive postage
- Restrictive markings like "Personal" or "Special Delivery"
- Misspellings in the address
- Addressed to a title rather than an individual
- Badly typed or written
- Uneven in shape
- Rigid or bulky packaging
- Strange odor
- Oily stains, discoloration or crystallization on the packaging
- Excessive tape or string
- Arrives unexpected or from someone unfamiliar to you
- Protruding wires
- The city or state in the postmark does not match the return address
If you receive a suspicious package or envelope, here's what you should do:
- Do not open, smell or taste it
- Handle with care
- Don't shake or bump the item
- Isolate the package
- Wash your hands vigorously for five minutes with soap and water
- Call 911
- Call NSU Public Safety at (954) 262-8999