NEW YORK (WABC) -- There's a scam that just won't go away! We're talking about check washing. That's when a scammer steals a check from your mailbox and literally, washes the ink right off it. After ...

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 ...

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 ...

“Criminals steal mailed checks and use chemicals to ‘wash’ away the original ink, allowing them to alter the payee name and dollar amount,” according to a Facebook post from Mansfield police. “The ...

LONG VALLEY, NJ — If you still mail personal checks to pay your bills, you may want to take a close look at your bank account, as Long Valley police have arrested a woman in connection with a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When a resident of Palm Beach's Midtown mailed a check in November to pay her Palm Beach County property taxes, she signed on the ...