Cheektowaga police warn of identity theft scam

CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Cheektowaga police are warning of a new identity theft scam.
In the scam, police say the thief uses the post office to change the victim’s mailing address, thus sending their mail somewhere else.
In two of three cases investigated by police, they say the mail was diverted to an address in Florida, and in the third, the address was changed to one that the victim used many years ago.
According to police, the thief in cases like this can open credit cards or l