Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ten days after mailing a $1,640 check through the U.S. Postal Service, a Hilton Head couple found the sum had been “mobile ...

When a check goes missing and reappears with a different payee and amount, the consequences can be costly. But under banking ...

Residents in Hilton Head Island, Bluffton and Sun City who sent payments through the mail reported losing money to an evasive group of check-washers.

A Lombard couple is out thousands of dollars after they wrote two checks, not even close to that amount. They said they're victims of a check washing scheme, and believe it is taking place at their ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Tallahassee bankers like Allen Burkes are sending a message. “It’s very likely if you continue to mail checks, it’s not a matter of if, but when your check is intercepted.” ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A Memphis daughter and mother worry their finances are in jeopardy after they said crooks stole and washed multiple checks from three accounts. "It's really scary," said Terra, who ...

The checks are in the mail and, unfortunately thieves these days are well aware of that. Reports of mail theft are soaring nationwide, as criminal rings now steal, “wash” and rewrite personal checks.

Marissa Sulek joined CBS News Chicago in January 2025. Before Chicago, Marissa was a general assignment reporter in Nashville at WSMV, where she was nominated for Mid-South Emmy Awards for her ...