What is a False-Positive (Seed) Violation?

The USPS has put in place security measures to ensure mailers using DPV and LACS^Link processing do not use these applications to generate mailing lists. If the USPS identifies a mailer as repetitively generating False Positive (Seed) violations, the USPS may direct Precisely to invalidate their license. Towards that end, the USPS has created and monitors addresses that generate a False Positive (Seed) violation.

The USPS requires Precisely to report any organization generating a False Positive (Seed) violation during DPV and/or LACS^Link processing. If you generate a False Positive result, an error message is generated indicating a False Positive (Seed) violation. VeriMove continues to process your mailing file; however, DPV and/or LACS^Link processing are flagged as unavailable. The mailing that generated the False Positive (Seed) violation is identified as not CASS certified.