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Is it illegal to open someone elses mail...? UK?

in the UK is it illegal to open someone elses mail, regardless if it is delivered to the wrong address. and what if it has Private and Confidential on?

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also if it is illegal what is the penalty?

4 days ago

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Yes it is illegal to open other peoples mail.

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• Definitely,it's illegal to open any one Else's mail, private and confidential or not. You should write return to sender or not at this address on the front of the envelope and put it in a post box.
• Probably not if it was necessary to ascertain a forwarding or return address.
• It's illegal. Return it to the post box marked 'delivered to wrong address'.
• the question is: will thy find out?

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• if not ilegal its immoral
• Yes I believe it is, and not a very nice thing to do either.
• yes it is