With fraud on the rise throughout the country, Therese Scarlati hopes her story can prevent others from becoming victims.

With tax season underway, the Better Business Bureau Serving Greater Cleveland said a growing scam is targeting people who ...

Checks in the mail have become the subject of thieves in the Lakewood Ranch area, with some residents seeing their bank ...

With fraud on the rise throughout the country, Therese Scarlati hopes her story can prevent others from becoming victims.

Because investigations remain active, neither the United States Postal Service or the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office were willing to give specific information about a "multitude” of mail theft and ...

Lucker was the victim of what’s known as “check washing,” a type of fraud where thieves steal a check and erase the ink while ...

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 ...

Tax season is here, and the Brighton Police Department is warning of a surge in check washing scams. Brighton Police are ...

There was a time when paying bills came with a sense of security, when people sending checks through the mail could feel certain that their money was going to the right place. That feeling of ...

Despite seeming retro, check fraud is experiencing a surprising resurgence, with criminals stealing billions of dollars through these schemes. According to the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), ...