If you're still writing checks and sending them in Manatee County, the sheriff’s office suggests keeping an eye on your bank ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

The Wintergreen Police Department said they have seen an increase in check washing schemes affecting the community.

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), ...

Experts say not only to watch out for "check washing" but "cooking checks".

POWELL, Ohio — The Powell Police Department says it’s working with the United States Postal Service to determine who is stealing checks from the blue boxes outside the Powell Post Office. Police were ...

Check washing is a form of fraud where criminals steal mail and use common household chemicals to erase the ink on the "pay ...

ROSS TOWNSHIP, Pa. — An investigation is underway into a check washing scheme, with all of the cases coming back to one Allegheny County post office. The Ross Township Police Department says it’s ...

A U.S. Postal Service employee checks a blue mail collection box in this agency photo. Taxpayers and others across North Carolina have fallen victim to check-washing scams after their checks were ...

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 ...