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 ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — They’re almost becoming a weekly news headline, ransomware attacks, that paralyze computers until you pay a big fee. Still, an old-fashioned way of stealing money remains: ...

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 ...

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 ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The cluster mailbox outside Terry Murphy's marketing firm was his financial lifeline. It's where he'd receive checks from clients all over the U.S. And then last fall, in the ...

Summer is in full swing, and I hope you are reading this on a well-deserved summer vacation. I don’t want to ruin your vibe, but I’m writing to warn you – check-washing is back with a vengeance and ...

SYLVANIA, Ohio — Sylvania police are investigating several incidents in which victims lost thousands of dollars after attempting to mail checks. According to a report from the Sylvania Township Police ...

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), ...

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 ...