Jerry Styers, a U.S. Postal Inspector, said, “Social media has been a problem in particular for us, Facebook has been a problem we’ve had to deal with because pop-up ads have shown up on there.”
Styers emphasized that the discounted stamps are fake. “You can’t buy a stamp for 10 cents that’s going to cost you over 70 cents at the post office,” he said.
Styers also said, “Most of the stamps being processed and sent through are being made in China. They’re sent over and all they basically are stickers.”
The U.S. Postal Service reported that in fiscal year 2022, it confiscated more than 340,000 packages with counterfeit postage and seized 7.7 million counterfeit stamps.
“Stamps are just like currency. They’re basic money,” Styers said. “So when we show up, it’s no different than if a secret service agent showed up and asked about the 50’s you were passing at the grocery store.”
