Ten days after mailing a $1,640 check through the U.S. Postal Service, a Hilton Head couple found the sum had been “mobile deposited” into the bank account of a man they didn’t know. Over the next two ...

The checks are in the mail and, unfortunately thieves these days are well aware of that. Reports of mail theft are soaring nationwide, as criminal rings now steal, “wash” and rewrite personal checks.

Sugar Land man says thieves washed his checks and tried to turn small payments into thousands after he mailed them from ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A Memphis daughter and mother worry their finances are in jeopardy after they said crooks stole and washed multiple checks from three accounts. "It's really scary," said Terra, who ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County district attorney is warning residents about check washing, a scam that officials say has "exploded" since the pandemic. Check washing happens when scammers ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Local businesswoman Marianne Mandel said she recently lost almost $30,000 to an extreme check washing scam. It is a crime that is on the rise, and now, she wants answers from the ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Town of Tonawanda police are urging residents to be vigilant after they say they have received reports of checks being stolen from the Hiler Branch USPS. The thefts occurred at ...

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 ...

The Utah County Attorney’s Office is pursuing charges against two men accused of creating fraudulent checks and theft in Springville. Ernesto Munoz, 42, of Springville, is being tried on nine counts, ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Tallahassee bankers like Allen Burkes are sending a message. “It’s very likely if you continue to mail checks, it’s not a matter of if, but when your check is intercepted.” ...