TAMPA, Fla. – (WFLA) — Our Better Call Behnken investigation has started to piece together a multi-county check-cooking fraud that has resulted in no arrests for the scheme. This is despite a ...

The FBI and United States Postal Inspection Service have issued a joint alert about an increase in check fraud due to mail theft; reports doubled from 2021 to 2023. The U.S. Treasury Department’s ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — It’s a crime that could happen to any of us. A check you write to pay a bill—or one sitting in your mail or post office box— is stolen, altered and cashed. Our ongoing Better Call ...

Though only 61% of Americans wrote a check in the last year according to a 2024 survey, officials are still warning people about crime trends related to paper checks. It's easy to see why; two men in ...

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A wide-reaching attempt to scam non-profits has targeted a number of South Dakota organizations. KELOLAND News first reported this back on February 13, 2024, when the Sioux ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — Scams come in many different forms and the people behind trying to steal your hard-earned money are getting better and better at their trickery. Mike Pach is a ...

Inspect the check, consider why you're getting it, don't use the money and tell authorities about the fraud. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who ...