Fraudsters are going old school and using household cleaners to defraud Americans of their money. Think twice before putting a check in the mail

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

A $100 Check Became a $1,000 Deposit, Deputies Say It Exposed a Larger Fraud Scheme

A $100 check that allegedly became a $1,000 deposit helped Nassau County detectives uncover what they now describe as a much larger fraud scheme. Colin ... Read More ...
The Business Journals

How Positive Pay safeguards companies from check fraud and other scams

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Check fraud remains one of the greatest fraud threats to ...
American Banker

A check-fraud ring's playbook, and how banks caught on

A Florida ring drilled its check-fraud recruits to dodge bank alerts. An analyst says the fraudsters were guarding the wrong ...
Yahoo

Omaha Student Lost Nearly $5K After Fake Job Sent Him a Check

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credit: Shutterstock. An Omaha college honors student lost nearly $5,000 after responding to an online work-from-home job ...
AOL

Check Fraud Warning: How Scammers Use Fake Payments

An unexpected check can look real but still leave you owing the bank. — Unsplash/thapanee srisawat A check that looks like free money can quickly turn into a costly trap. Fake check scams often begin ...
WGAL

Fake check scam targets Susquehanna Valley residents

SHOWING UP IN SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY, BUT IT’S ONE WE’VE SEEN BEFORE. THERE’S A SUCKER BORN EVERY MINUTE. WE’RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH THAT PHRASE, RIGHT? WELL, SCAMMERS MAY BE KEEPING THAT PHRASE IN MIND AS ...
WMUR

FTC: Scammers are targeting childcare providers with fake checks

Listen, when I share scam alerts on here, I'm not trying to insult your intelligence. I try to share the scams that don't immediately scream scam, the ones that people could reasonably fall for. So I ...