Money stolen from envelope - Baldoyle sorting office

OU812 · 23-02-2013 11:02AM #1

My nephew turned 18 on Thursday. He's heading to the US during his Easter holidays so asked for dollars as his gift.

I put two $50 bills in a card on Monday & got it in the post in the Baldoyle sorting office catchment area before 5.30 on Monday.

The card arrived yesterday. The envelope had been opened, cash removed & resealed.

Now I'm not expecting to get the money back, but is there any recourse here? Do I report it to the guards? Surely there must be something that can be done as its theft with a limited amount of contact with the envelope.

admiralofthefleet · 23-02-2013 11:03AM

was it registered?

Faolchu · 23-02-2013 11:05AM

unfortunately i doubt it, its not recommended to send cash by post. you could have probably used an international money order. there's no harm reporting it though to the manager in the sorting office.

Cee-Jay-Cee · 23-02-2013 11:07AM

Probably very little that can be done if it wasn't registered but report it to both AnPost and to the guards. It's theft and the guards are duty bound to investigate it even though its probably not going to result in anyone being caught or you getting your money back.

OU812 · 23-02-2013 11:09AM

I suspected enough. Wasn't registered but wasn't obvious there was cash in there either.

It took four days to arrive where it was obviously stashed somewhere before being stolen.

Feel so angry.

Going to write a formal complaint, but feel like calling the guards also as its theft.

aujopimur · 23-02-2013 11:10AM

It happens a lot, you hav'nt a hope of getting anywhere with a complaint. People do it all the time, the card is a dead givaway, it's safer in a business type envelope.
It's illegal to send cash in the post.

tylercheribini · 23-02-2013 11:10AM

i seriously doubt much if any resources will be wasted investigating that.there are plenty of disclaimers from an post stating never to send cash in the post

Sunnyisland · 23-02-2013 11:11AM

This is from An post

I think my mail was opened
We take the security of your mail very seriously. Please let us know if you think your mail has been tampered with:

Remember, it may be caused by machine damage.
However, check if anything is missing.
Keep the envelope; it may be needed during our investigation.

Reporting a damaged item to us
The process for reporting a damaged item may include an inspection for insurance purposes.
Please make sure you hold on to the damaged item and its packaging for inspection if required.
Please use our online enquiry form or download a pdf version of the enquiry form to report damaged mail.

admiralofthefleet · 23-02-2013 11:14AM

aujopimur wrote: »

It happens a lot, you hav'nt a hope of getting anywhere with a complaint. People do it all the time, the card is a dead givaway, it's safer in a business type envelope.
It's illegal to send cash in the post.

really?

thenightrider · 23-02-2013 11:15AM

Id say your nephew is lying he has the money he is just trying to get more more out of you.

Pumpkinseeds · 23-02-2013 11:15AM

Its awful when things get stolen in the post. When we lived in England my brother in law posted me some original childhood photos of my husband. He'd put them in a sealed envelope inside the addressed evelope. All I received was the opened addressed envelope. The photos are worthless to whoever stole them but I've never seen them and they are lost forever, thieving cnut.

testicle · 23-02-2013 11:16AM

How do the post persons detect the cash?

dark crystal · 23-02-2013 11:16AM

I would definitely report it to the manager of the sorting office. Surely they have internal CCTV or something. I wouldn't want a thief working for me, so hopefully the manager will take your complaint seriously.

No harm to get the police involved either. Whether it's advisable to send cash through the post or not, no one should be allowed to just steal it. Isn't it an offence in itself to open someone else's post?

RichT · 23-02-2013 11:21AM

Please, please, please DO report the theft!

An Post do take these matters seriously, and although it's highly unlikely that you will see the $100 again, the information may just be final clue to catch a 'bad egg' within the sorting office.

kneemos · 23-02-2013 11:23AM

It would have been handled by a very limited number of people I'd imagine,the collector,one or two in the sorting office and the postman,shouldn't be that hard to find the culprit.

crazygeryy · 23-02-2013 11:24AM

aujopimur wrote: »

It happens a lot, you hav'nt a hope of getting anywhere with a complaint. People do it all the time, the card is a dead givaway, it's safer in a business type envelope.
It's illegal to send cash in the post.

id like to know where you get your facts from.it happens a lot? how do you know?its a bit of a sweeping statement in fairness.

and as far as im aware there are no laws against sending money in the post(as long as its not a huge amount that might be considered money laundering).

op i would definitely bring it to the baldoyle so s attention.write your letter and complain.it could be an ongoing thing with one guy stealing stuff, so if you dont write to them they will never know.i doubt much can be done but definitely write to them.

sfwcork · 23-02-2013 11:24AM

Is there anything to be said for another mass father

Sunnyisland · 23-02-2013 11:25AM

testicle wrote: »

How do the post persons detect the cash?

They have money sniffing dogs who run around the sorting office and bark when they smell cash,The barking then attracts the attention of the employee,s some of who are robbers of cash and I dont know why I am writing this as I really havent glue, bye

OU812 · 23-02-2013 11:29AM

Ok, been onto the guards. Procedure is to make a formal written complaint to an post (let's hope it doesn't go missing in the mail!) first, then report it as a theft. They'll investigate it but zero chance of recouping loss (understandable).

Gonna chase this up

kneemos · 23-02-2013 11:31AM

My money is on the collector or the postman as they are unsupervised and have the time to inspect the envelopes.

i71jskz5xu42pb · 23-02-2013 11:31AM

testicle wrote: »

How do the post persons detect the cash?

Anything that looks like a birthday card is likely to have money in it - feels like a card, coloured envelope, addressed to "Master" or "Miss".

Sending cash is the post is not a good idea. So many safer ways to do it e.g. cheque, bank draft, direct transfer, etc.

Solair · 23-02-2013 11:33AM

aujopimur wrote: »

It's illegal to send cash in the post.

Actually, don't think that's the case in Ireland. It's not advisable, but perfectly legal! It may be the case in other countries though.

Remember: If you must send cash by post you should always use a Registered Post envelope!

From An Post website

OU812 · 23-02-2013 11:33AM

//aside

I just googled the sorting office to get the number & this thread is number 3 on the page.

Google got game!

leeomurchu · 23-02-2013 11:34AM

You more than likely wont get any money off the post office.

Something similar happened to the mother in law she sent €100 in the post for new baby.

It was stolen somewhere in Carlow/portlaoise sorting office.

The post office gave the mother in law 2 stamps as compensation. W@nkers!!!

2 weeks later a gift sent for the new baby in a padded envelope stolen.

envelope had been opened and clothes removed they left the card which detailed what was sent but had been removed.

You can trust no one these days!!!

darrcow · 23-02-2013 11:35AM

moved house recently and 2 birthday cards with cash in them and 1 envelope from bank with new cash card have gone missing. i complain to an post 3 weeks ago and still havent had a reply. i think i will set the dog on the postman:D

mark renton · 23-02-2013 11:39AM

testicle wrote: »

How do the post persons detect the cash?

cash detector

OU812 · 23-02-2013 12:17PM

Strangely the online form only allows you to use 80 characters to detail your complaint & doesn't tell you until it's submitted. Anyway, complaint made & number obtained. Next stop the cop shop.

Latchy · 23-02-2013 12:30PM

I didn't do it to often for the same reasons as OP experience but whenever I did send cash home it was usually in a brown business type envelope which always got there but cash theft from envelopes with birthday cards is quite common .

the purple tin · 23-02-2013 12:40PM

I never knew this was so common!
Does the sorting office not keep tabs on their staff, cctv etc.

up for anything · 23-02-2013 12:52PM

Don't talk to me about the bloody PO. My stomach still knots with anger when I think of the 7 Christmas present parcels my sister sent home to Ireland from Singapore 7 years ago. Three of them were for my children and included in one was the tape I had taken of my holiday in Singapore earlier than year which I'd left behind by accident. Only one of the seven parcels arrived and it wasn't the one with my tape.

Singapore were able to track the parcels out of the country but An Post still insisted that it wasn't their fault and that they must have gone missing in Singapore. Hardly like when something like that could get a Singapore post office worker locked up waiting for a trial which might never happen. Far more likely that they were taken in this country where there is no fear of the law.

the purple tin · 23-02-2013 12:57PM

The gardai should send several exploding dye packs through the post in 'happy birthday' wrapping paper and catch the light fingered ***** red handed.

Money stolen from envelope - Baldoyle sorting office

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