Check fraud appears to have hit several Houstonians. But one expert says it is not only check washing to be on the lookout ...

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 ...

Tax season is here, and the Brighton Police Department is warning of a surge in check washing scams. Brighton Police are working on 20 open cases involving check washing, ...

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 ...

Photo and information obtained from Hagerstown Police Department The Hagerstown Police Department has issued a public service announcement warning residents about check washing scams. According to the ...

We've received numerous reports of check washing and now we're hearing about check cooking. How are thieves doing it and what can you do for protection?

Long Island business owners who went out of their way to pay bills the safe way, or so they thought, issued a warning on Tuesday. Their mail got stolen anyway. It's all part of a crime called check ...

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), ...

WAKE COUNTY, N.C. — A Wake County woman is warning others after thieves altered a check she wrote, changing the amount from $85 to $4,000. Jane O’Connor noticed the hefty check in her bank statement ...

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 ...

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 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 ...