Checks Stolen from Mailboxes Funneled through Ellsworth Home DepotELLSWORTH, Maine -- Local police are alerting people that checksare being stolen from...Trotter, Bill
These checks were stolen from the mail, washed and cashed. The victims were unaware that their property tax payments were stolen until they received delinquent property tax bills," said Elfant. Most of the checks were taken out of post office drop boxes and neighborhood cluster boxes, according...
Stop sending checks in the mail if you can because there has been a pretty big problem happening. Thousands of checks have been stolen from mailboxes and getting "washed". There is a major problem with sending checks in the mail right now and it isn't letting up. Have you ever had a ...
Stop sending checks in the mail if you can because there has been a pretty big problem happening. Thousands of checks have been stolen from mailboxes and getting "washed". There is a major problem with sending checks in the mail right now and it isn't letting up. Have you ever had a ...
Check-washing scams involve "changing the payee names and often the dollar amounts on checks and fraudulently depositing them. Occasionally, these checks are stolen from mailboxes and washed in chemicals to remove the ink." Clickhere for stepsyou can take steps to protect yourself. ...
“If the problem is checks being stolen from the mails, why don’t (government agencies) do more to protect the mailmen?” asked Yvonne Williams, 33, a Watts mother on welfare. “They don’t seem to care what happens to me if I get robbed walking home from one of these check-cashing...
The rise in crime targeting postal carriers and mailboxes heightens the risk that mailed checks could be stolen, as has been documented in incidents across the nation. For instance, a rash of thefts from blue collection boxes in Milwaukee led to the break up last month of a criminal ring. ...
Mail and checks stolen from outdoor mailbox at Hammonton Post Office Hammonton Police saysomeone stole mail and checks from an external mailbox located at the Hammonton Post Office. Police say they're working with US Postal Inspectors investigating the incident. ...
With fraud on the rise, you may want to re-think sending a check payment in the mail. The U.S. Postal Service has issued a warning to its users about it. Do NOT put checks in the mail because more of them are getting stolen. According to a report, Americans wrote out 3.4 billion...
by David Maimon,The Conversation An image of USPS mailbox keys on sale. Screenshot from Telegram Whilecybercrime gets a lot of attentionfrom law enforcement and the media these days, I've been documenting a less high-tech threat emerging in recent months: asurge in stolen checks. ...