Residents in one Manatee County community say something as routine as dropping a check in the mail has turned costly, as investigators look into a wave of stolen and altered checks in Lakewood Ranch.
The Manatee County Sheriff's Office and the U.S. Postal Service are actively digging into a string of check-washing cases in Lakewood Ranch, as reported by WTSP. According to local coverage, banks ...
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), ...
CRANSTON, R.I. (WPRI) — Cranston residents Richy and Terri Kless mailed out a $200 check two years ago as a gift to their son. But unbeknownst to them, that check never made it to its destination. “He ...
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 line, sealed the envelope and considered her payment delivered. That ...
Check washing is when thieves steal checks from mailboxes and mail carriers. Once the thieves have the checks in hand, they use common household cleaning products such as bleach or acetone to remove ...
Ridgewood Savings Bank (RSB) recently partnered with the 104th Precinct in an attempt to better educate residents on how to avoid bank fraud. RSB hosted ...
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 ...