LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — Each year, U.S. Postal Inspectors recover $1 billion worth of checks and money orders stolen from mailboxes. Scammers are stealing these checks and “check washing” to steal ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) -Check-washing scams are on the rise nationwide and has cost one Huntsville business over $1 million. Check washing is when scammers steal a check, usually through the postal ...

BEAVER FALLS, Pa. (KDKA) — A Beaver Falls man says he's the latest victim of a crime known as check washing. He called KDKA Investigates after he said he tried for months to get his bank to refund him ...

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 ...

PITTSBURGH — Police are asking older adults in Allegheny County to be aware of a new fraud scheme. District Attorney Stephen Zappala said an ongoing “check washing” scam is happening in the area. In ...