I got a letter in the mail today...

I got a litter in the mail today from the US Postal Inspection Service. It was sent to my old address but forwarded to my new one. The letter looks really legit. I don't have any orders pending at the moment so there is no reason for me to think that these are fake. It is not a love letter. The agent said it is important that I contact him relative to an official federal investigation. Then goes on to say that they investigating something and could use my assistance. I have no clue and thought this was odd. I know they have done CD in my city, but like I said I'm no expecting anything.

I'm definitely not going to contact them. Any other advice?

Edit: I appreciate the advice. I'm not to worried about it at this point just curious. Interestingly enough my mother gave me a call this evening to say I had a letter at there house from the Postal Inspector. I have never lived at the house that they currently live and they live across the country. I'm really not sure what to make of this, but I'm starting to think its not DNM related. So this probably rules out a scam.


Comments


[45 Points] og_by_monsanto:

If it were me, I'd be going straight to the dry cleaner b/c I'd shit my pants.


[30 Points] None:

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[33 Points] darlantan:

"Sure, I'd be happy to assist your letter with investigating the bottom of my trash bin. Please direct any further inquiry to my lawyer, the banana peel this letter will land on."

Toss it. It's junk mail, you toss a lot of junk mail without ever really looking at it. You know, like the packages that sometimes show up from places you aren't familiar with.


[19 Points] nsgiad:

Never give the police (yes postal investigators count) information. Make them figure it out on their own. No need to dig your own grave. Did you have to sign for the letter? If not, forget about it, they have no way to prove that you even got the letter.


[20 Points] twigburst:

Try to figure out if the number is an official number or a cellphone. Could be a scam. Could also be that your address was found when they raided someone. Either way I would not call the number, clean my house out, and not say shit in case they stop by. I doubt you have anything to worry about, but better safe that sorry.


[12 Points] cindelle2:

alright, for fucks sake i will tell you whats happened since ive been through this and actually called the number on the letter about 4 yrs ago i think. a vendor you've used in the past, doesnt really matter how many times or how long ago, is being investigated or more likely has already been busted. The vendor kept some or all of their buyers info. So they reach out to buyers for info about the vendors name, sales, etc and will ask you for personal info about the vendor that you'll likely not have. The guy i spoke to over at the federal PI's office was a prick at first and tried to threaten me but when i was of no help to him, he changed his tune and told me they werent looking for buyers, just sellers. ive read a few threads on this reddit forum from others who are receiving letter so im curious if they all used the same market? LE is either targeting a market or a specific vendor. this was done during tfm take down days. thats when i got my letter. Theyre either targeting a major market (agora perhaps?) or a popular vendor. There you have it.


[10 Points] Insanity_-_Wolf:

DO NOT FUCKING RESPOND. No more orders associated with your identity. Best bet is to lay low for a few weeks. Meanwhile find good drops.


[8 Points] penquinkid:

If it was important they'd probably know your current address and since they didn't make you sign it could be a scam


[5 Points] anonish9:

Honestly if it was me I would call And if anything like this remotely comes up just deny deny deny I think it's more odd not contacting them Every mum, dad, brother or sister would contact a legit gov agent if they were not involved in dnm.


[4 Points] None:

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[3 Points] FriendlyDrugAddict:

Sounds like they just want you to snitch call them and just say you don't anything that could help them


[2 Points] chunkymunky20:

If it's that serious they'd be knocking on your door for now I'd say forget about it. Google the number to check if it's legit though.


[2 Points] bugnflipper:

they are fishing do not cooperate,keep your mouth shut and lawyer up.


[2 Points] None:

Post a picture of the letter with identifying details censored.

Is this just one of those "we got your weed, call us if you want to incriminate yourself" type of letters?

It's either actually LE fishing for you to incriminate yourself or it's a scam to get money or BTC from you by thinking you have to pay someone to not get busted by LE for using DNM.

Someone less than ideal has acquired your name and address and knows you use DNM. That is cause for enough concern on its own.


[2 Points] We_Are_Never_Safe:

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[1 Points] YouCanPutItInMyVideo:

I definitely wouldn't contact them. Like others have said, if they need to find you they can. It's entirely too possible for that letter to have gotten lost in the mail (especially with a move) if you didn't have to prove you received it. If you've changed your address with the postal service there's no way law enforcement couldn't figure out that information if this were that serious. And in the meantime you can make sure you're presently clean and free of paraphernalia.

Source: my time as an irresponsible debt builder


[1 Points] FeloniousFunk:

A postal inspector would know your current address, how do you think it got to you eventually? They would also visit you in person, not via phone or post... Even if they did, the letter would be signed. Investigations require paperwork, like who sent the letter, etc... really important.


[0 Points] iman00batbitcoin2:

Burn down house and move to Afghanistan


[1 Points] durgsrbad:

I'd call. Won't argue it's the best idea, but curiosity would win as to what the matter was, and I don't find it particularly challenging to say 'I don't know what the fuck you're on about' if it looks like one of those retarded things I've done in the past.


[-2 Points] shitterplug:

And this is yet another reason not to put your real name on the package.


[-6 Points] ineedsmooooke:

0) If they wanted to press charges against you, ignoring the letter would not benefit you in anyway. 1) It would be very suspicious if an innocent person was not at all worried about their reputation being tarnished by being involved with a crime. 2) If it is DNM related you can simply deny everything. They don't have anything on you. If they are considering pressing charges against you, communicating with them would not harm you, it would most likely help.


[-8 Points] sharpshooter789:

You should probably call and find out what its about then let us know.