Check washing fraud is on the rise, exploiting mail and banking vulnerabilities. Learn about the sophisticated methods used and how to protect yourself from scams.

Mail Theft Crisis: Why Your IRS Tax Refund Is At Risk. ... reported that one taxpayer was owed a refund of nearly $96,000 after selling his medical practice but never received the check.

WXIN/WTTV – While most Americans have moved on from writing checks and dropping them in the mailbox on a regular basis, the U.S. Treasury Department said check fraud has increased 356% since the ...

Mail theft is to blame. Treasury checks are 16 times more likely to be reported lost or stolen. President Donald Trump has targeted paper checks in a new executive order signed March 25.