Criminals are increasingly stealing and altering paper checks in a scheme known as “check washing,” costing consumers and ...

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 ...

Check washing schemes are on the rise, costing U.S. victims millions. Experts urge vigilance with secure check handling to ...

Ever sent a check only to find it was cashed but never reached the intended recipient? You could be a victim of check washing ...

ROSS TOWNSHIP, Pa. — An investigation is underway into a check washing scheme, with all of the cases coming back to one Allegheny County post office. The Ross Township Police Department says it’s ...

Fraud can happen to anyone, even wealthy entrepreneurs. Steve, who asked his last name not be used so he could tell this story, was shocked to discover that someone had stolen one of his checks that ...

The Wintergreen Police Department said they have seen an increase in check washing schemes affecting the community.

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 ...