mail-boxing

mail-boxing
 n.— «Mail theft occurs so frequently that criminals have even coined a new verb: “mail-boxing.”» —“Mail fraud raises a red flag” The Acorn (Agoura Hills, California) Apr. 17, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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