Check washing fraud is when important information is removed from an original check and new information is added on. Typically, a scammer will use some sort of acetone solution like nail polish ...

FINANCIAL GROUP. YOU PAY A BILL AND PUT THE CHECK IN THE BLUE BOX AT THE POST OFFICE, THINKING IT’S GOING TO BE SAFE, BUT IT MAY NOT BE. IT’S JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS YOU HEAR OF AND SEE ONLINE AND ...

8 ON YOUR SIDE. CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR BRIAN ROCHE HAS SOME ANSWERS. YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT, THERE’S A LOT OF VALUABLE INFORMATION THAT PASSES THROUGH A MAILBOX. BUT WHAT THE CROOKS ARE ...

SEATTLE — When Lawrence Brandon of Philadelphia looked at his November bank statement, he couldn’t believe what he saw: The $57 check he’d mailed to his health insurance company a few weeks earlier ...

Every day the United States Postal Service (USPS) delivers millions of personal and business checks. But during its journey from the postal service to a final destination, a check can very easy be ...

A couple from Murrysville reported that they mailed their check to pay their monthly bill, but instead of settling their account, they became victims of a scam that cost them thousands of dollars.

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — Each year, U.S. Postal Inspectors recover $1 billion worth of checks and money orders stolen from mailboxes. Scammers are stealing these checks and “check washing” to steal ...

Fraud can happen to anyone, even wealthy entrepreneurs. Steve, who asked his last name not be used so he could tell this story, was shocked to discover that someone had stolen one of his checks that ...

Check use might be declining, but check fraud is still a serious problem. Watch out for this scam, dubbed “check washing,” which involves stealing checks from mailboxes and then altering them.

The FBI and United States Postal Inspection Service have issued a joint alert about an increase in check fraud due to mail theft; reports doubled from 2021 to 2023. The U.S. Treasury Department’s ...