Criminals use chemicals to “wash” away the recipent's name and dollar amount, and then rewrite the check to themselves.

If you're a victim of check fraud: Reach out to your bank, local police and the USPIS immediately. Banks may be able to ...

Now it’s cause for concern — all because of check washing, an old-school scam that has become big business. Every year, the U ...

A Tennessee county mailed a check for $881.08. By the time the payment was altered, officials said, it had become a ...

Mail theft and check fraud now cost Americans over $20 billion a year. Learn how checks are stolen, washed, and cashed—and ...

Williamson County commissioners voted to write off $20K after a check-washing scam. Here's what the county is doing to ...

A Chicago-area couple lost nearly $11,000 in a check-washing scam, with dozens of locals reporting similar thefts. Criminals altered mailed checks to redirect funds, part of a national rise in check ...