When a check goes missing and reappears with a different payee and amount, the consequences can be costly. But under banking ...

A Connecticut woman was arrested on Thursday following an investigation into check washing in Old Lyme. Soniah Thompson, 28, of Waterbury, turned herself into Troop F in Westbrook on the strength of ...

Ten days after mailing a $1,640 check through the U.S. Postal Service, a Hilton Head couple found the sum had been “mobile deposited” into the bank account of a man they didn’t know. Over the next two ...

Residents in Hilton Head Island, Bluffton and Sun City who sent payments through the mail reported losing money to an evasive group of check-washers.

MURRYSVILLE, Pa. — A couple from Murrysville reported that they mailed their check to pay their monthly bill, but instead of settling their account, they became victims of a scam that cost them ...

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 ...

Check washing occurs when criminals steal checks, chemically remove the ink, and rewrite them for higher amounts to a different recipient.

WATERBURY, CT (WFSB) - A woman from Waterbury was accused of check washing a check from a yacht club. State police said they charged 28-year-old Soniah Thompson with third- and fourth-degree larceny.