NEW YORK (PIX11) – A Bronx man is accused of swindling more than $20,000 through check washing, according to the Suffolk County Police Department. John Dematteo, 58, faces multiple charges of grand ...

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 ...

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.

The checks are in the mail and, unfortunately thieves these days are well aware of that. Reports of mail theft are soaring nationwide, as criminal rings now steal, “wash” and rewrite personal checks.

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 ...