Every day the United States Postal Service (USPS) delivers millions of personal and business checks. But during its journey from the postal service to a final destination, a check can very easy be ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A U.S. Postal Service employee checks a blue mail collection box in this agency photo. Taxpayers and others across North Carolina ...

A Palm Beach resident discovered that her $40,000 property tax check was altered and cashed by someone else — leading to the third check washing-related arrest in Palm Beach in a month. Check washing ...

Despite seeming retro, check fraud is experiencing a surprising resurgence, with criminals stealing billions of dollars through these schemes. According to the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), ...

Late last year, a man named Todd wrote a $10,000 check to the Internal Revenue Service. Months later, the government reached out, wondering where his payment was. After following up with Wells Fargo, ...

HOUSTON — In a matter of moments, people across the United States — including in Houston — are seeing thousands of dollars disappear from their bank accounts, without those funds going toward the ...

I recently learned about another type of scam that is impacting many individuals and businesses throughout the North Shore. Check washing has been around for decades, but complaints to police ...

Long Island business owners who went out of their way to pay bills the safe way, or so they thought, issued a warning on Tuesday. Their mail got stolen anyway. It's all part of a crime called check ...