37 million change-of-address requests in 2017, officials say

APOPKA, Fla. – Forwarding mail to a different address is something more than 37 million people did in 2017, according to officials with the United States Postal Service.

However, what if your mail was forwarded with your knowledge or consent? What should a consumer do in that scenario?

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Once a consumer realizes that something is amiss they are urged to call the United States Postal Service’s toll-free number immediately.

News 6 spoke with Todd Koebke who told us it happened to him. Mail was forwarded from his Apopka home to a home 95 miles away in Riverview.

According to Hillsborough County detectives, no one has lived in the home for two years.

Koebke said thieves targeted him and he wants to make sure they are caught. Click Orlando