The FBI and U.S. Postal Inspection Service announced earlier this year that check fraud as a whole is on the rise nationwide.

"Check washing" and "check cooking" are two new ways criminals can steal tens of thousands of dollars out of your account.

Eight Georgians were sentenced for participating in a check fraud scheme involving a USPS worker and a bank employee.

Hello! I cover Chautauqua County for 7 News WKBW. If you have a story idea, please email me at [email protected] BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Gregory Rabb thought he was safe mailing his checks, but two ...

Fraud can happen to anyone, even wealthy entrepreneurs. Steve, who asked his last name not be used so he could tell this story, was shocked to discover that someone had stolen one of his checks that ...

— -- Check schemes are spreading across the USA as scamsters exploit the popularity of online auction, dating and social-networking sites to find victims. The scams have grown so prevalent that ...

City officials state that fraudulent donors send checks with large amounts and request a portion of the check be refunded, before the nonprofit discovers the check is fake. Alias names like “Leonardo ...