Postal Inspection Office

The Postal Inspection Service is just one of several federal agencies that target fraud. Each year postal inspectors arrest more than 1,000 suspects for fraud conducted via the mail. 26 percent of people 60 and older account for all telemarketing fraud victims, in addition, 60 percent of people in that age group are victims of prize or sweepstakes fraud. Although these numbers seem high to most, the actual figures are probably even higher. Prize or sweepstakes fraud victims often never report it to authorities. It can be too embarrassing, even humiliating, to admit you’ve swindled.