There are posts online warning that an old, low-tech form of fraud called “check washing” is on the rise. It involves thieves stealing checks out of mailboxes and rewriting them. “Check washing” is a ...

SMYRNA, Tenn. (WKRN) — A Smyrna woman is warning others after she says a thief stole a check straight out of her mailbox. Tammy Sizemore said she placed the check in her mailbox early Tuesday morning, ...