Crooks Scout Zillow for Vacant Houses to Hijack Your Mail
Over 500,000 vacant rentals on Zillow right now—prime targets for thieves turning neighborhoods into fraud hubs. It's cybercrime's sneaky new frontier, blending apps and mailboxes.
⚡ Key Takeaways
- Fraudsters use Zillow and similar sites to find vacant 'drop addresses' for mail interception.
- USPS tools like Informed Delivery and Change of Address are abused for remote monitoring and redirection.
- This hybrid tactic blends OSINT, postal services, and fake IDs into scalable, low-detection identity theft.
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Originally reported by Bleeping Computer
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