The Moberly Police Department is investigating a series of reported check fraud cases involving payments mailed to Ameren.

The use of checks may be declining, but check crimes are actually on the rise due to new, creative criminal schemes. Once a ...

There was a time when paying bills came with a sense of security, when people sending checks through the mail could feel certain that their money was going to the right place. That feeling of ...

The Mahoning County Prosecutor’s Office is distributing free anti-fraud pens on Thursday to help residents protect their ...

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 ...

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, ...

The woman said employees at her credit union caught one instance of check washing earlier this year. She then had a series of checks go missing last month. Last week, she received a letter from the US ...

LPD is urging residents to exercise extra caution before mailing checks.

You fill out a check and put it in the mail. The next thing you know, someone else has removed your writing and written the check to himself. It's called check washing, and it's a crime in which ...

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – Mahoning County Prosecutor Lynn Maro is tackling “check washing” with a free giveaway. Maro says most pens use an ink that can be dissolved, allowing criminals to change the ...