Call 1-800-ASK-USPS (1-800-275-8777) or TTY: 1-800-877-8339. Speak to the station manager (postmaster) at a local post office. Contact the district the postal consumer and industry affairs office that handles questions for your district. Find your district consumer office.

Are postal employees required to identify themselves?

Identification is issued for security control of access to postal premises and operations and to identify individuals as Postal Service employees. Every postal employee; postal contractor; and temporary employee, including casual employees, must have photo identification.

How do postal inspectors investigate?

Postal Inspectors investigate any crime with a nexus to the mail. These crimes include mail theft, mail fraud, financial fraud, identity theft, robberies and burglaries of postal facilities, assaults and threats on postal employees, investigations of dangerous and prohibited mails, narcotics, cybercrime and much more.

Can you call the police on USPS?

If you believe you’ve been targeted by a scam involving the U.S. Mail, you can get help by contacting your nearest Postal Inspection Service office in one of three ways: Call 1-877-876-2455. Visit to report suspected fraud online.

Can the post office open my package?

If there is probable cause to believe the contents of a First-Class letter or parcel violate federal law, Postal Inspectors can obtain a search warrant to open the mail piece. Other classes of mail do not contain private correspondence and therefore may be opened without a warrant.

What do postal inspectors look for?

Can you sue the post office for emotional distress?

So federal tort law makes it possible to file a lawsuit against post office employees only when you comply. If the employee works as an independent contractor, you could still sue.

What to do if your mail is not being delivered?

If your mail is arriving late, being misdelivered, or you are having a problem with an attempted delivery, please contact your local post office, your local Postal Service Consumer & Industy Contact office or you may file a complaint online.

Can postal employees be fired?

You have to talk to a postal supervisor or someone in higher management. They will figure if it is a discipline problem where it goes through a process like getting called into the office, written up, different suspensions, and finally fired.

Why am I interested in working at the post office?

“I want to work for the USPS because it is a great company that is stable. I love to learn new jobs and positions thru out the company and strive for customer service. I would be proud to work for a company like this.” Very solid response!