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Guess who wants protect your identity now?

The same people who peddle your info nuggets to anyone with a pulse — the US Postal Service.

Along with this week’s serving of junk, Uncle Sam delivered a valuable flier from the FTC chock-full of tips — and irony.

While their advice is basic and obvious — shred documents, protect your SS#, don’t take candy from strangers — it is, nonetheless, a good ID Theft Avoidance 101.

However, check out the #5 technique they claim ID thefters employ to separate you from your digits:

And who sells the addresses for those pre-approved credit offers that get stolen?

The US Postal Service, naturally.

Sometimes, these things just write themselves.