WATERTOWN, Conn. (WTNH) — Watertown police are warning residents about an uptick in a check-washing scam, where thieves steal from mailboxes, chemically erase the checks, then rewrite the amounts.

SIOUX FALLS S.D. (KELO) — Levo Credit Union in Sioux Falls has spotted three instances of check washing in recent weeks. Employee Aaron Strum caught two of them; he didn’t like what he saw with ...

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 ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County district attorney is warning residents about check washing, a scam that officials say has "exploded" since the pandemic. Check washing happens when scammers ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — They’re almost becoming a weekly news headline, ransomware attacks, that paralyze computers until you pay a big fee. Still, an old-fashioned way of stealing money remains: ...

WAKE COUNTY, N.C. — A Wake County woman is warning others after thieves altered a check she wrote, changing the amount from $85 to $4,000. Jane O’Connor noticed the hefty check in her bank statement ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Check washing fraudsters are targeting local businesses. “The bills never stop in the restaurant business, they never stop. It affects cash flow for sure.” That was Beau ...

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 ...

HARNETT COUNTY, NC (WTVD) -- Mail was stolen right out of a homeowner's mailbox and a homeowner in Harnett County caught it all on camera. Nina Koetter's home security video shows a white BMW pull up ...

A U.S. Postal Service employee checks a blue mail collection box in this agency photo. Taxpayers and others across North Carolina have fallen victim to check-washing scams after their checks were ...