Checks Stolen from Mailboxes Funneled through Ellsworth Home DepotELLSWORTH, Maine -- Local police are alerting people that checksare being stolen from...Trotter, Bill
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 acriminal ring. Th...
“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...
Paper checks carry significant fraud and security risks – they can be stolen from mailboxes or altered. (Check fraud schemes target over 70% of businesses that use paper checks checkissuing.com.) Email checks provide a more secure alternative. Each check is delivered via an encrypted email...
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...
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. ...
David S. Urquidez, station manager at the main Glendale Post Office, credited Anahit Oganesyan, 34, a recent emigre from Soviet Armenia, for finding the stolen mail. “Because of a concerned citizen, some of the people are getting back some of their mail,” Urquidez said. ...
The employee, with the help of several outside accomplices, was able to deposit the stolen checks into various banks and withdraw the proceeds. Enemies within: asset misappropriation comes in many forms. (The Fraud Beat) * Customer attempts to cash or convert several small checks into wire tra...
Thieves ‘washing’ and cashing checks stolen from mail, Philadelphia police warn Happening in Philadelphia and across the nation, thieves are stealing checks and money orders from mailboxes, washing the information and taking the cash. SOUTH PHILADELPHIA - A warning from Philadelphia police to be ...
Someone breaks into a mailbox that stores letters waiting to be sent andgrabs some of themin hopes they'll contain a check that's been filled in. Often, the crime scene where the theft occurs is the victim's own mailbox, but it can also be one of thoseblue USPS boxesyou pass on t...