Criminals are increasingly stealing and altering paper checks in a scheme known as “check washing,” costing consumers and banks millions. Simple chemicals can erase ink, allowing thieves to rewrite ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a matter of moments, people across the United States — including in Houston — are seeing thousands of dollars disappear from ...

Scammers are stealing, modifying and cashing checks from Dinwiddie County mailboxes, according to authorities.

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), ...

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 ...

Scammers have multiple ways to get their hands on your checks.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A Sioux Falls-based credit union is warning people about thieves stealing checks out of mailboxes. They then take those checks and alter them to steal money out of your ...

SPRING VALLEY VILLAGE, Texas — A Houston-area woman said she lost more than $12,000 after her property tax check was allegedly stolen and altered in a potential check-washing scheme. “You think you’re ...

In a matter of moments, people across the United States — including in Houston — are seeing thousands of dollars disappear from their bank accounts, without those funds going toward the bills they ...

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 ...