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Additional information may be obtained by contacting the Campus Law Enforcement Office at 662-720-7160.

  
   

Mail Bomb Recognition Checklist

One or more of the following factors may be present in the case of a mail bomb:


Envelope

  • Oil Stains ("sweating" of plastic explosive)
  • Inks (particularly reds and blues), may bleed, staining the envelope
  • Use of extra sealing tape or string
  • Inner sealed enclosure
  • Peculiar odor
  • Wires, string, or foil sticking out or attached
  • Feeling of springiness in the sides, bottom, or top


Weight

  • Heavier than usual for its size
  • Weight unevenly distributed
  • Heavier than usual for its class (for example, an air mail envelope weighing more than two ounces)


Rigidity

  • Greater than normal, particularly along its center length


Thickness

  • Not uniform, or with bulges
  • For medium size envelopes, the thickness of a small book and fairly rigid
  • For large envelopes, bulkiness, an inch or more in thickness

Address

  • No return address or unusual return address
  • Hand printed
  • Addressed to a high ranking executive either by name, title, or department within the organization
  • Title for the executive is incorrect
  • Poorly typed or handwritten address


Writing

  • Marked (written or stamped) personal, confidential, private, or eyes only
  • Marked (written or stamped) air mail, registered, certified, or special delivery
  • Misspelled words, particularly those in common business usage
  • Style of writing is foreign


Stamps

  • Excessive postage for the piece


Postmark

  • Foreign
  • From an unusual city or town in the United States
  • None, hand-delivered or messenger

 

If you receive a suspicious letter or package, and suspect the possibility of a letter bomb, contact Campus Law Enforcement immediately at (662) 720-7160 or X 7160 on campus. Do not handle or move the letter or package no matter how much it had been handled before you became suspicious. The letter or package will be evaluated by the responding police officer. If necessary, bomb disposal experts will be called in to further handle the situation.