Is this considered mail fraud?

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I received a letter in the mail yesterday that I thought was from my old apartment complex because it had their name and address in the return address spot. However when I opened it up it was not from them but it was from a person trying to serve my husband with a notice to appear in court for some other issue. Is this legal to send those kinds of papers in the mail and write somebody else's business and address in the return address area or is this considered mail fraud? I would appreciate any info anybody has.

Update:

I live in il and no it wasn't an accident they meant for my husband to get it but they wrote down the name of our old apartment complex so that we would think the contents were from them.

No More Abuse · Accepted Answer

I would contact you local police department, make a report and see what they tell you to do. It appears not to be a legal way of communicating for such a legal matter. Maybe the police will tell you to go to the court and show them what this person did..because the courts should know such things for the court hearing..but talk to the police about this first

redenz40 · Answer

You can put any address on the return mail section. and nas88caror is wrong. In Arkansas you can serve via mail. Usually it sent register mail

Anonymous · Answer

What you're doing is genuinely felony,and lots of human beings do it. The greater you stuff in each envelope the greater the return postage costs them. So in case you may attempt to load those issues up. they are going to open each So perhaps pass get some copies made that say f#ck you,and stuff 10 or 15 copies of that for the time of each envelope. faster or later they are going to get the message.

nas88car300 · Answer

for a person to be served it has to be in person
not through the mail  or even certified mail
this should be investigated by postal dept. also

Chelsea L · Answer

It was an accident, so not fraud. Best to contact those who sent it and let them know the error. 
Repacking it isn't going to make it a proper document.

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Is this considered mail fraud?

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