If you must, keep an eye on your account statements, experts say. Thieves steal checks from mailboxes, then alter the checks with fraudulent names. By Ann Carrns A practice that was common not so long ...

Hearing the phrase “the check’s in the mail” used to be a good thing. Now it’s cause for concern — all because of check washing, an old-school scam that has become big business. Every year, the U.S.

Checks for thousands of dollars continue to vanish from the mail in the Hilton Head Island area, and within a week, several locals' funds were targeted by an evasive group of check-washers, according ...

Residents in Lakewood Ranch have reported a check-washing scam as bank accounts are drained. The U.S. Postal Inspector said an investigator is looking into mail theft in Lakewood Ranch, while the ...

LAKEWOOD RANCH, Fla. — Residents in one Manatee County community say something as routine as dropping a check in the mail has turned costly, as investigators look into a wave of stolen and altered ...

ATLANTA — Four individuals face federal charges following their alleged involvement in a scheme to steal valuable items from the mail, including a $4.9 million U.S. Treasury check. The accused include ...

NAPA COUNTY, Calif. (KGO) -- The Napa County Tax Collector is urging taxpayers to review their bank records if they paid their property taxes by mail. Dozens of checks mailed to the office, totaling ...