Check Return Schemes. Criminals will send what they claim is a paycheck or other payment by way of a check where they “overpay.” They ask you to deposit it, then return the “extra” money back before ...

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

CRANSTON, R.I. (WPRI) — Cranston residents Richy and Terri Kless mailed out a $200 check two years ago as a gift to their son. But unbeknownst to them, that check never made it to its destination. “He ...

The Moberly Police Department is investigating a series of reported check fraud cases involving payments mailed to Ameren.

(StatePoint) The use of checks may be declining, but check crimes are actually on the rise due to new, creative criminal schemes. Once a check is stolen, it can be altered or signed on your behalf to ...

A woman from Cary says she has been the victim of a check fraud scheme for more than a year. She said employees at her credit union caught one instance of check washing earlier this year, then she had ...

A screenshot posted to the messaging platform Telegram shows a bank receipt confirming a $24,000 check deposit. "I'm happy I was able to walk this for u .. let's do it again yay," reads the caption.