Mailbox Locking Panel
DESCRIPTION:
The “Mailbox Locking Panel” is a unique product designed to prevent mail and identity theft. It’s like having your own post office box at home.
Because it is easily installed, the “Mailbox Locking Panel” is an affordable upgrade that can be retrofitted into any built-in home mailbox without having to remove or dismantle the existing structure around the mailbox.
The “Mailbox Locking Panel” is made of sturdy metal material and is anchored into the mailbox with non-removable screws. The product also comes in various shapes, styles, sizes and colors to match any homeowner’s preference.
SPECIFIC, UNIQUE FUNCTIONS OF INVENTION:
Identity theft is the fastest growing crime. It is also one of the toughest crimes to prosecute, making it a huge challenge for the victim to recover from.
There have been more victims of identity theft in the last year than any other time in the past six years and consumers repeatedly rank identity theft as a top concern because of the substantial remediation costs.
One of the easiest and most important ways to protect against identity theft is to secure all incoming and outgoing mail. While there is growing attention to hi-tech methods of stealing personal information like hacking into databases and sophisticated phishing schemes, the reality is stealing mail continues to be a frequent and favorite method of identity thieves… with good reason.
On any given day, the average household receives many types of mail containing personal information, credit cards and checks that can be used by even the least sophisticated identity thief.
In fact, identity thieves patrol neighborhoods searching for mail, because this is often the easiest, fastest and most productive way for an identity thief to obtain personal information just by simply driving up to the curb, opening the mailbox door and grabbing the mail.
Fortunately, the “Mailbox Locking Panel” is designed to prevent this activity from happening.
The “Mailbox Locking Panel,” made of sturdy metal material, is anchored in an existing mailbox with non-removable screws, turning your built-in mailbox into a vault. Furthermore, the “Mailbox Locking Panel” is mounted about 1/4″ inside the mailbox, making it possible to still open and close the door of the existing mailbox. Nothing needs to be taken apart or disassembled to install the “Mailbox Locking Panel.”
The face plate of the “Mailbox Locking Panel” features an envelop slot making it easy for the postal carrier to slip the mail through the panel. The envelop is large enough to slide the mail through, but thin enough to keep any would-be thief’s hands away from the mail inside.
The door of “Mailbox Locking Panel” is secured with a cam lock that comes with two (2) keys for the homeowner to use in order to retrieve the mail.
With the “Mailbox Locking Panel,” homeowners need not worry about the security of their mail or identity, even when they are away from home. Getting the neighbors, a relative or a friend to check the mail is no longer needed with the “Mailbox Locking Panel” protecting the mail.
