The Napa County Tax Collector is urging taxpayers to review their bank records if they paid their property taxes by mail.

Criminals are increasingly stealing and altering paper checks in a scheme known as “check washing,” costing consumers and ...

Scammers have multiple ways to get their hands on your checks.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When a resident of Palm Beach's Midtown mailed a check in November to pay her Palm Beach County property taxes, she signed on the ...

Check washing schemes are on the rise, costing U.S. victims millions. Experts urge vigilance with secure check handling to ...

If you're still writing checks and sending them in Manatee County, the sheriff’s office suggests keeping an eye on your bank account.

Check washing is a form of fraud where criminals steal mail and use common household chemicals to erase the ink on the "pay to" and dollar amount lines.

Ever sent a check only to find it was cashed but never reached the intended recipient? You could be a victim of check washing ...

SPRING VALLEY VILLAGE, Texas — A Houston-area woman said she lost more than $12,000 after her property tax check was allegedly stolen and altered in a potential check-washing scheme. “You think you’re ...