A U.S. Postal Service employee checks a blue mail collection box in this agency photo. Taxpayers and others across North Carolina have fallen victim to check-washing scams after their checks were ...

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 ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - It’s something many of us do every day: mail a check. People rely on mail services to pay for housing, food, cars, insurance policies and other essential services. But what ...

SIOUX FALLS S.D. (KELO) — Levo Credit Union in Sioux Falls has spotted three instances of check washing in recent weeks. Employee Aaron Strum caught two of them; he didn’t like what he saw with ...

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 ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County district attorney is warning residents about check washing, a scam that officials say has "exploded" since the pandemic. Check washing happens when scammers ...

WAKE COUNTY, N.C. — A Wake County woman is warning others after thieves altered a check she wrote, changing the amount from $85 to $4,000. Jane O’Connor noticed the hefty check in her bank statement ...

Despite seeming retro, check fraud is experiencing a surprising resurgence, with criminals stealing billions of dollars through these schemes. According to the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Check washing fraudsters are targeting local businesses. “The bills never stop in the restaurant business, they never stop. It affects cash flow for sure.” That was Beau ...

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 ...