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), ...

There was a time when paying bills came with a sense of security, when people sending checks through the mail could feel certain that their money was going to the right place. That feeling of ...

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 ...

Long Island business owners who went out of their way to pay bills the safe way, or so they thought, issued a warning on Tuesday. Their mail got stolen anyway. It's all part of a crime called check ...

MURRYSVILLE, Pa. — A couple from Murrysville reported that they mailed their check to pay their monthly bill, but instead of settling their account, they became victims of a scam that cost them ...

MARYVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Maryville Police Department is working with the U.S Postal Inspection Service to find out how more than $80,000 were stolen from mailed checks this year. Maryville Police ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The owners of several popular Baton Rouge restaurants say they’ve fallen victim to something called “check washing.” Check washing is when the name you make the checkout to ...

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — Two others have been chargedon Thursday in connection with a large-scale mail theft and check-washing scheme affecting thousands of victims in Palm Beach County. The ...

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.” ...

It may seem as though check-writing is becoming a lost art, but it remains a popular way to send money. A recent study from Abrigo, which makes fraud-prevention software, found that 61% of Americans ...