Characteristics of suspicious letters and packages:

• Marked "Personal" or "Private," especially when delivered to a work address
• Misspelled words or inaccurate addressee's name or title
• Addressed to a person's title only
• Distorted handwriting, homemade labels, or cut-and-paste lettering on the package address
• Protruding wires, aluminum foil, oil stains, or peculiar odor
• Fictitious or unfamiliar return address
• Cancellation or postmark showing a different location from the return address
• Excessive postage
• Excessive weight
• Rigid, irregular shape, soft spots, bulges
• Lopsided or uneven envelope
• Unprofessional wrapping with several kinds of tape or string
• Warnings such as "Fragile," "Handle with care," or "Rush"
• Sloshing sound
• Ticking sound

If you have questions or concerns, call either University Police, (858) 534-4357, or Jorge Espinoza, Mail Services, (858) 534-1164.