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

The Atherton Police Department is alerting residents about several recent scams that have impacted members of the community.

With fraud on the rise throughout the country, Therese Scarlati hopes her story can prevent others from becoming victims.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Residents in one Manatee County community say something as routine as dropping a check in the mail has turned costly, as ...

A woman from Cary is warning of a check fraud issue that has impacted her for over a year. The woman, whom WRAL News is not naming due to the possibility she could face retribution, said employees at ...

(WJW) — With tax season underway, the Better Business Bureau serving Greater Cleveland said a growing scam is targeting people who mail checks. “The crime is known as ‘check washing,’” said Katie ...

BRIGHTON, N.Y. (WROC) – Tax season is here, and the Brighton Police Department is warning of a surge in check washing scams. Brighton Police are working on 20 open cases involving check washing, where ...

A wave of smarter, more sophisticated scams hit consumers last year.

An unemployed Bronx man was arrested and charged in a "check-washing" scam that police said cost Suffolk County residents more than $20,000. Suffolk police said John Dematteo, 58, was arrested earlier ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Steve Weisman writes about white-collar crime. While the crime may seem like something from another era, mail theft is big ...

Tonight will be mild. Temperatures will hold steady in the upper 50s and lower 60s, which is warmer than the normal high for this time of year. Parking in downtown Cleveland and nearby trendy ...