| It's become increasingly common for homeowners to | | | | mailbox. Besides being the target of attempted |
| display unique mailboxes as a way to showcase their | | | | vandalism, the lack of visibility makes these small and |
| personality. Nevertheless, although these designs may | | | | exposed containers perfect targets for mail theft. As |
| spruce up a home's appearance, they are typically far | | | | recent developments have proven, this kind of mail |
| from secure. In truth, mailboxes are primary targets for | | | | theft--which can involve important documents like bank |
| criminals who are looking to gather personal | | | | statements and credit cards--can lead to identity theft, |
| information. To that end, the only unique mailboxes | | | | a serious and destructive crime.The way individuals in |
| consumers should really be looking for are those that | | | | society communicate has certainly changed in the last |
| will guarantee that their mail remains safe.For those | | | | 100 years. The advent of the fax machine and Internet |
| who live in rural areas, mailbox vandalism is an | | | | has made it possible to receive correspondences at all |
| unfortunately common occurrence. Due to the isolation | | | | hours, day or night. Of course, this has not made |
| of rural mailboxes, they are often the victims of abuse | | | | traditional "snail mail" an obsolete form. Oddly enough, |
| in the form of baseball bats, rocks or even pipe | | | | while we have updated our methods of |
| bombs. Even unintentional attacks by rogue | | | | communication, the way in which we receive traditional |
| snowplows can cause serious damage to | | | | mail has barely changed at all. |
| mailboxes.Life isn't easy for your average roadside | | | | |