LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - As fraud schemes resurface across the country, local authorities are urging residents to exercise extra caution before mailing checks or responding to payment requests. The ...

Fraud involving fake checks has mushroomed in recent years, and the victims are often young adults, a new federal analysis found. In fake check schemes, criminals send checks to their victims, who ...

(StatePoint) The use of checks may be declining, but check crimes are actually on the rise due to new, creative criminal schemes. Once a check is stolen, it can be altered or signed on your behalf to ...