Be on the lookout for counterfeit postage stamps [Video]

IN THE NEXT TIME THAT YOU MAIL A LETTER, YOU MIGHT WANT TO LOOK CLOSELY AT YOUR STAMPS. ACCORDING TO THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE, THEY’RE SEEING AN INCREASE IN COUNTERFEIT STAMPS. SO HOW DO YOU KNOW IF THE STAMPS ARE REAL? WVTM 13 S LISA CRANE EXPLAINS. A FIRST CLASS POSTAGE STAMP WILL COST YOU $0.73 THESE DAYS. SO THIS SHEET WOULD COST YOU $14.60 AT THE POST OFFICE IF YOU BUY THEM THERE, YOU KNOW THEY’RE REAL, BUT YOU MIGHT BE TEMPTED TO BUY THEM ON SOCIAL MEDIA OR E-COMMERCE SITES AT A SIGNIFICANT SAVINGS. KIND OF A TELLTALE SIGN OF THAT IS THEY’RE GOING TO OFFER LIKE A HUGE DISCOUNT, 20 TO 50% OFF THE RETAIL PRICE OF THE STAMP. THOSE ARE NOT GOING TO BE LEGITIMATE STAMPS. COUNTERFEIT STAMPS ARE EVEN BEING USED IN A MAIL FROM HOME SCAM. THE STAMPS ARE BEING USED AS KIND OF …