Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office warns about rising 'check washing' scams

SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. -- The Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office is warning people about a growing scam that starts right in ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Thieves steal checks from mail, use check washing tactics to alter them and steal thousands

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Thieves are snagging checks from the mail and using check washing tactics to alter them and steal from you. Thieves changed one woman's check from $9 to more than $9,000 and cashed it ...
Forbes

From Mailbox To Bank Fraud: Check Theft Is Surging And How To Stop It

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Steve Weisman writes about white-collar crime. While the crime may seem like something from another era, mail theft is big ...
Fox News

Check washing crisis fueled by AI and mail theft

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 ...
WFMY News2

'The check is in the mail': Why you can't put a check in your mailbox anymore

GREENSBORO, N.C. — A lot of things have changed over the years but since 1915, the red flag on a mailbox has meant the same thing, there's mail in the mailbox to be picked up. It's called a carrier ...
WGAL

Check for Vietnam Veterans of America stolen from US Postal Service mailbox

AND WHAT MAKES IT EVEN WORSE IS THIS SPECIFIC CHECK THAT WAS STOLEN WAS ACTUALLY SUPPOSED TO GO TO VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA. NOW, CAROL KENT SAID THAT SHE PUT THE $25 CHECK RIGHT INTO THIS BLUE BOX ...