Letter bombs may feel rigid, or appear uneven or lopsided.Cancellation or post marks may indicate a different location than the return address or that the item was mailed from a foreign country.There is a funny smell or noise or a sloshing sound.The letter or package is dirty, oil- or grease-stained or leaking.They may have an irregular shape with soft spots or bulges. The letter or package feels too heavy.You can feel wiring, aluminum foil or powder inside and/or protruding from the package.There is too much wrap, binding, tape, or tying material.They may display distorted handwriting, or the name and address may be made with homemade labels or cut-and-paste letters. The name, title or address is not correct or not spelled correctly.The return address is missing, foreign and/or indecipherable.There is too much postage using many low-value stamps.Something may be suspicious if several of these features are present: Look for things that are out of the ordinary. You know what kind of mail and packages you usually get. Why should I be aware of the mail received at the workplace?.Isolate the suspicious package or article and clear the immediate area until the police arrives.
SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE TRAINING WINDOWS
Suspicious packages or articles might be unprofessionally wrapped with several combinations of tape used to secure the package and might be endorsed "Fragile-Handle With Care" or "Rush-Do Not Delay.".Letter bombs might feel rigid or appear uneven or lopsided.Suspicious packages or articles might have an excessive amount of postage.Suspicious packages or articles might have protruding wires, aluminum foil or oil stains visible, and might emit a peculiar odor.Suspicious packages or articles might reflect distorted handwriting or the name and address might be prepared with homemade labels or cut-and-paste lettering.The addressee's name and/ title might be inaccurate.Suspicious packages might bear restricted endorsements such as "personal" or "private." This is important when the addressee does not normally receive personal mail at the office.To apply these factors, it is important to know the type of mail normally received by your department. However, suspicious packages have exhibited some unique characteristics which might assist you. Keep in mind that an explosive, or other life threatening items (razorblades, anthrax) can be enclosed in either a parcel or an envelope, and its outward appearance is limited only by the imagination of the sender. Motives for bombings often are revenge, extortion, terrorism, business disputes or political/sociological change. What can you do to help prevent an incident? First, consider whether you or your organization could be a target. Unfortunately, however, a small number of life threatening packages have been discovered over the years, and they can result in death, injury and/or destruction of property
The likelihood of receiving a life threatening package is remote.
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