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To spot identity theft, the FTC advises that you continuously track what bills you owe and when they're due, review your bills, check your bank account statement, and review your credit reports. You may become a victim of identify theft if you have had your personal information stolen out of your mailbox.

"If you get statements with personal information in the mail, take your mail out of the mailbox as soon as you can," the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warns. iStockĬertain mail with personal and confidential information, like blank checks, bank statements, insurance paper work, and credit applications, is even more risky to leave overnight.

Check with your national mail service's guidelines if you live outside of the US.Certain types of mail are even more important not to leave in your mailbox.

Otherwise, you’ll need to make the hole deeper or more shallow to accommodate the new post.

You might be able to reuse the old post’s hole as long as your new post is a similar size.

If the mailbox will sit on a support arm, measure 41 to 45 inches (100 to 110 cm) from the arm instead of from the top of the post.

For example, if your post is 60 inches (1.5 m) and the mailbox attaches directly to its top, dig a hole that’s 19 to 24 inches (48 to 61 cm) deep.

The opening should be 6 to 8 inches (15 to 20 cm) from the curb, so position the hole accordingly. The base of the mailbox’s opening must sit 41 to 45 inches (100 to 110 cm) above ground level.

The USPS recommends burying a mailbox post up to 2 feet (61 cm) deep.

Measure your post to determine how deep the hole needs to be in order to comply with USPS standards. You’ll need a little room to add soil back after you’ve placed the post in the hole. Make the hole around 1 foot (30 cm) in diameter. Dig a hole for the new post that complies with USPS guidelines.