Lucker was the victim of what’s known as “check washing,” a type of fraud where thieves steal a check and erase the ink while ...

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 ...

The Manatee County Sheriff's Office and the U.S. Postal Service are actively digging into a string of check-washing cases in Lakewood Ranch, as reported by WTSP. According to local coverage, banks ...

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), ...

Palm Beach Police on July 17 arrested a Riviera Beach woman on a felony larceny charge after they said she helped a man fraudulently deposit a check from Club Colette According to an arrest report, ...

A Palm Beach resident discovered that her $40,000 property tax check was altered and cashed by someone else — leading to the third check washing-related arrest in Palm Beach in a month. Check washing ...

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 line, sealed the envelope and considered her payment delivered. That ...

Check washing is when thieves steal checks from mailboxes and mail carriers. Once the thieves have the checks in hand, they use common household cleaning products such as bleach or acetone to remove ...

HENRY CO., Ill. (KWQC) - The Henry County Sheriff’s Office says it has received reports of people paying bills by mail with checks and having the checks tampered with. In recent cases, the sheriff’s ...