Portland Press Herald

Finance Tip: using gel pens can help prevent check fraud

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WBAY

CONSUMER FIRST ALERT: Use gel pens to write checks

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - A Consumer First Alert about scammers going after checks you write to steal your money -- and a simple thing you can do to protect your checks. The Door County Sheriff’s ...
WXIX-TV

‘Check washing’ scams still on the rise

(InvestigateTV) — Nasdaq quoted the BBB as claiming $815 million is lost each year due to check washing schemes. Check washing occurs when someone intercepts mail and uses household chemicals to “wash ...
WTSP

Yes, thieves can steal your money by rewriting checks left in your mailbox

There are posts online warning that an old, low-tech form of fraud called “check washing” is on the rise. It involves thieves stealing checks out of mailboxes and rewriting them. “Check washing” is a ...