Fraud involving fake checks has mushroomed in recent years, and the victims are often young adults, a new federal analysis found. In fake check schemes, criminals send checks to their victims, who ...

Ebony Howard is a certified public accountant and a QuickBooks ProAdvisor tax expert. She has been in the accounting, audit, and tax profession for more than 13 years, working with individuals and a ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - As fraud schemes resurface across the country, local authorities are urging residents to exercise extra caution before mailing checks or responding to payment requests. The ...

Last month, a major regional bank filed suit against a New York entrepreneur, alleging a check-kiting scheme that processed more than $72 million in fraudulent checks, resulting in $27 million in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Steve Weisman writes about white-collar crime. While the crime may seem like something from another era, mail theft is big ...