The most recent report on Mail Theft Related Check Fraud from the U.S. Treasury sites more than 15,000 cases totaling $688 ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Thieves are snagging checks from the mail and using check washing tactics to alter them and steal from you. Thieves changed one woman's check from $9 to more than $9,000 and cashed it ...

Though only 61% of Americans wrote a check in the last year according to a 2024 survey, officials are still warning people about crime trends related to paper checks. It's easy to see why; two men in ...

Once considered an old-fashioned crime, check washing has roared back to life with alarming sophistication. Criminals are not just targeting personal checks anymore. They are exploiting every ...

HOUSTON – The Houston-area is no stranger to crimes revolving around the mail with at least two happened Tuesday just as the FBI issued a new warning about mail theft-related check fraud. In Sugar ...

The check is in the mail. You’ve probably said – or heard - that phrase at some point in your life. But have you ever sent a check that was cashed but the recipient said it never arrived? If so, you ...

Your mail is in jeopardy. As we are head into one of the busiest times for postal carriers, thieves are targeting them and putting your money and identity at risk. "These guys are bragging about this ...

The check is in the mail. You’ve probably said – or heard — that phrase at some point in your life. But have you ever sent a check that was cashed but the recipient said it never arrived? If so, you ...