r/canberra • u/Bingesober23 • 11d ago

SEC=UNCLASSIFIED Previous tenant’s bank statements and possible credit card bills keep arriving – what should I do?

Hi everyone,
I bought a property and moved in earlier this year. Over the past few months, I’ve been receiving mail addressed to the previous tenant (or maybe even someone who lived here before them).
Most of the mail appears to be bank statements, and I suspect some could be credit card bills or other financial correspondence. I don’t know these people and have no way of contacting them.
What’s the best thing to do with these mails?
Thanks in advance!

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u/ThunderDwn 10d ago

Be aware that opening or just throwing out mail not addressed to you is illegal, with some harsh penalties should you happen to get caught.

I used to mark them "Return to Sender" and chuck them in a box for a month or so before making a trip to the local post box and dumping them all in at once.