If you're a victim of check fraud: Reach out to your bank, local police and the USPIS immediately. Banks may be able to ...

Criminals use chemicals to “wash” away the recipent's name and dollar amount, and then rewrite the check to themselves.

A Tennessee county mailed a check for $881.08. By the time the payment was altered, officials said, it had become a ...

Mail theft and check fraud now cost Americans over $20 billion a year. Learn how checks are stolen, washed, and cashed—and ...

HOUSTON — If you’ve ever sent a check only to find it was cashed but never reached the intended recipient, you could be a victim of check washing. It’s a scam where someone alters the name and often ...