Once considered an old-fashioned crime, check washing has roared back to life with alarming sophistication. Criminals are not just targeting personal checks anymore. They are exploiting every ...

We’ve become so used to high-tech cybercrime that we may sometimes forget about the vulnerability of our mailboxes. But an old-school, low-tech scam is surging and is more than enough reason to avoid ...

A Palm Beach resident discovered that her $40,000 property tax check was altered and cashed by someone else — leading to the third check washing-related arrest in Palm Beach in a month. Check washing ...