Once considered an old-fashioned crime, check washing has roared back to life with alarming sophistication. Criminals are not just targeting personal checks anymore. They are exploiting every ...

This type of fraud often involves bad actors who steal physical checks from mailboxes or U.S. Postal Service collection boxes. Incidents involving mail theft-related check fraud are on the rise, which ...

GREENWICH — Police are warning Greenwich residents to exercise caution when mailing checks after recent arrests involving stolen mail. On July 8, Greenwich Police booked Maulany Holligan, 21 of ...

Criminals are using mailboxes to steal checks, cash, and personal information, leaving victims with drained accounts and financial turmoil.Thieves are snatching envelopes from home mailboxes and using ...

DULUTH, Ga. — A former Georgia state representative and his wife lost $20,000 to check thieves who turned one stolen tax payment into three fraudulent checks, according to police. Brooks Coleman, a ...