When a Catalog Subscription Becomes a Privacy Liability Picture a 74-year-old woman who ordered holiday gifts from a housewares catalog a few years back. The catalog kept arriving. Then a sweepstakes mailer appeared — she doesn't remember entering any contest. Then a "final notice" charity renewal that looked official. …

The Mailbox as a Fraud Vector for Older Adults Americans age 60 and older reported losses of more than $3.4 billion to fraud in 2023, according to the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) Elder Fraud Report — an increase over the prior year. While digital scams dominate headlines, the physical mailbox remains a …