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.

Ten days after mailing a $1,640 check through the U.S. Postal Service, a Hilton Head couple found the sum had been “mobile deposited” into the bank account of a man they didn’t know. Over the next two ...

The Manatee County Sheriff's Office and the U.S. Postal Service are actively digging into a string of check-washing cases in Lakewood Ranch, as reported by WTSP. According to local coverage, banks ...

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 ...

Check washing occurs when criminals steal checks, chemically remove the ink, and rewrite them for higher amounts to a different recipient.

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 ...