The checks were “washed,” a process in which the payee names and amounts are changed and then cashed for significantly higher ...

Mike Smith got a call saying they never received his nearly $3,000 payment, even though the money was taken from his account.

A Milwaukee man is facing multiple felony charges of fraud and money laundering after allegedly stealing from mailboxes and ...

Another way is called “check washing.” “This is a scenario where they keep the physical check that they’ve intercepted, ...

Check-washing thieves use commonly available chemicals, such as acetone or bleach, to erase the payee information from a check, according to Experian. The check is made out to a different person, ...

Thompson turned herself into police following an investigation stemming from an alleged check washing incident in Old Lyme, police say. According to police, Thompson is thought to have washed a ...

Taxpayers and others across North Carolina have fallen victim to check-washing scams after their checks were deposited in the mail, stolen and cashed under a different name.