Check washing cases rise in Manatee County: How to protect your mail from theft

If you're still writing checks and sending them in Manatee County, the sheriff’s office suggests keeping an eye on your bank ...

Reports of thieves using 'check washing' scheme

If you're still writing checks and sending them in Manatee County, the sheriff’s office suggests keeping an eye on your bank ...
AOL

Check Washing Is an $815M Per Year Scam — How It Works and Ways To Prevent It

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 ...
Yahoo

Another check-washing arrest in Palm Beach: The crime, and how to prevent it

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 ...

Wintergreen police warns the public on check washing schemes

The Wintergreen Police Department said they have seen an increase in check washing schemes affecting the community.

Expert weighs in on check washing and cooking scheme after Houston woman loses $24K from mailing check

Experts say not only to watch out for "check washing" but "cooking checks".
WFMJ

Boardman woman loses $2,000 to check washing scam

Check washing is a form of fraud where criminals steal mail and use common household chemicals to erase the ink on the "pay ...
WPXI

Check washing scheme tied to McKnight Post Office outdoor drop boxes under investigation

ROSS TOWNSHIP, Pa. — An investigation is underway into a check washing scheme, with all of the cases coming back to one Allegheny County post office. The Ross Township Police Department says it’s ...