A Milwaukee man is facing multiple felony charges of fraud and money laundering after allegedly stealing from mailboxes and ...

People who asked to remain anonymous also detailed having money and gift cards stolen when using the mailboxes.

Check-washing thieves use commonly available chemicals, such as acetone or bleach, to erase the payee information from a check, according to Experian. The check is made out to a different person, ...

Bernardo tells On Your Side that there are several ways that check writers can become victims. “The first is mail theft, so ...

Thompson turned herself into police following an investigation stemming from an alleged check washing incident in Old Lyme, police say. According to police, Thompson is thought to have washed a ...

Another way is called “check washing.” “This is a scenario where they keep the physical check that they’ve intercepted, typically through mail theft. They remove the information that the ...

Taxpayers and others across North Carolina have fallen victim to check-washing scams after their checks were deposited in the mail, stolen and cashed under a different name.