HOW TO IDENTIFY A POSSIBLE PACKAGE BOMB
Package and letter bombs often have clues to alert
recipients to possible trouble.
Things to look for are:
- Excessive
weight for the size of the package or heavy at one end
- Too
much postage, usually in the form of stamps
- No
return address, or an unknown sender.
- Mailed
from a foreign country, or via airmail or special delivery
- A
rigid or lopsided envelope
- Common
words are misspelled
- Restrictive
markings, such as confidential, urgent, personal or open by addressee
only.
- Incorrect
title for the addressee, or a title without a personŐs name
- Handwritten
or poorly typed address.
- Protruding
wires, string or tinfoil.
- Excessive
securing material, such as tape or string
- Oily stains
or discoloration on the out side of the package.