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Check washing is a big concern around government checks, including Social Security checks and tax refunds.

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BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (WTVG) - A Bowling Green man says a check he mailed to pay his Visa bill was stolen, chemically altered and deposited by a stranger — leaving him $1,363 out of pocket before his ...

TIFFIN, Ohio (WTVG) - Tiffin police are warning residents about a check-washing theft ring targeting people who mail payments to their water utility. Over the past several weeks, the department has ...

In what might be a lesson for everyone, but especially entities that deal with high dollar payments that use physical checks, local, regional and national investigators are actively looking into what ...

U.S. Postal Service officials are urging customers to take precautions when mailing checks in blue collection boxes, following a rise in check-washing incidents nationwide. Police in Crafton, ...

CRAFTON, Pa. — Crafton Police have received at least three reports of check-washing incidents involving the outside mailbox at the Crafton Post Office. Police recommend that individuals hand-deliver ...

If you must, keep an eye on your account statements, experts say. Thieves steal checks from mailboxes, then alter the checks with fraudulent names. By Ann Carrns A practice that was common not so long ...

Hearing the phrase "the check's in the mail" used to be a good thing. Now it's cause for concern — all because of check washing, an old-school scam that has become big business. Every year, the U.S.