A POSTBAG full of people’s personal details was left dumped in Westcliff.
The unopened post contained bank statements, payslips and other official-looking mail.
It was found by a man near the cenotaph.
Simon Wilson was walking his dog when he was stopped by the man who said the letters were all addressed to people living in Clifftown Parade, Westcliff.
Mr Wilson said the bag contained about 50 letters addressed to flats at 33 Clifftown Parade.
The property has been split into about eight or ten flats.
He said: “It was really weird and concerning.
“A man stopped me and said ‘look what I found dumped near the benches’. It was a big bag, full of mail – some as recent as January 20. The guy said he had called Royal Mail to report it and they told him to post it back into the nearest post box.
“I did not catch the guy’s name, but went with him to the nearest post box to help.”
The brown paper bag was stuffed full of bills, letters and flyers.
Royal Mail said it had delivered the post correctly and feared it had either been thrown out by other residents or stolen.
Spokeswoman Sally Hopkins said: “If the addressee has gone away, mail should be marked accordingly and returned to us. The local manager will be speaking to residents in 33 Clifftown Parade to ensure any correctly delivered but unwanted mail is suitably marked and returned to us.
“We would always advise homemovers to notify all their friends, family and business contacts to let them know their new address, and set up a Royal Mail redirection service so they can continue to receive their mail.”
