Check washing fraud is when important information is removed from an original check and new information is added on. Typically, a scammer will use some sort of acetone solution like nail polish ...

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 ...

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 ...

(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 ...