If you're still writing checks and sending them in Manatee County, the sheriff’s office suggests keeping an eye on your bank ...

There was a time when paying bills came with a sense of security, when people sending checks through the mail could feel certain that their money was going to the right place. That feeling of ...

Check washing is a form of fraud where criminals steal mail and use common household chemicals to erase the ink on the "pay ...

With fraud on the rise throughout the country, Therese Scarlati hopes her story can prevent others from becoming victims.

The Atherton Police Department is alerting residents about several recent scams that have impacted members of the community.

With fraud on the rise across the country, an old form of theft has popped up in a Chicago suburb, and one resident is sounding the alarm. As Therese Scarlati shared with CBS News (1), she and her ...

(WJW) — With tax season underway, the Better Business Bureau serving Greater Cleveland said a growing scam is targeting people who mail checks. “The crime is known as ‘check washing,’” said Katie ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When a resident of Palm Beach's Midtown mailed a check in November to pay her Palm Beach County property taxes, she signed on the ...

CRANSTON, R.I. (WPRI) — Cranston residents Richy and Terri Kless mailed out a $200 check two years ago as a gift to their son. But unbeknownst to them, that check never made it to its destination. “He ...

There's an urgent warning from a Mount Vernon woman when it comes to mailing checks. “How dare you go into someone’s account and steal like that," says Mount Vernon resident Rosalind Hunter Blain.

An unemployed Bronx man was arrested and charged in a "check-washing" scam that police said cost Suffolk County residents more than $20,000. Suffolk police said John Dematteo, 58, was arrested earlier ...