Criminals use chemicals to “wash” away the recipent's name and dollar amount, and then rewrite the check to themselves.

Mail theft and check fraud now cost Americans over $20 billion a year. Learn how checks are stolen, washed, and cashed—and ...

Though only 61% of Americans wrote a check in the last year according to a 2024 survey, officials are still warning people about crime trends related to paper checks. It’s easy to see why; two men in ...

A client of mine had a check they mailed stolen before it reached their supplier. The check was altered for a different payee and amount and then cashed. Another client said someone got a copy of one ...

CLEVELAND, OH / ACCESS Newswire / June 18, 2026 / Financial institutions are warning consumers about a growing wave of mail theft and check fraud, as criminals use increasingly sophisticated tactics t ...

The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago has filed a High Court lawsuit seeking to recover nearly $18.8 million in connection with what it alleges was a sophisticated fraud involving a forged ...

Checks are an ancient form of payment with beginnings tracing back to the Roman Empire – but demand for these payments shows no signs of abating. The North American reliance on checks may seem like an ...

While check fraud remains the most prevalent form of payments fraud and financial institutions including Regions Bank continue to report significant check-related losses, the spotlight is shifting to ...

This content is provided by an external author without editing by Finextra. It expresses the views and opinions of the author. Despite the overall value of Unauthorised Cheque Fraud losses falling by ...