Mail theft and check fraud now cost Americans over $20 billion a year. Learn how checks are stolen, washed, and cashed—and ...

Incidents involving mail theft-related check fraud are on the rise, which could impact individuals expecting to receive funds through a check in the mailbox. Since 2021, the U.S. Postal Inspection ...

The damage caused by payroll fraud and ghost employees is often catastrophic: large sums are lost, and additional spending on investigations and prosecutions. In many cases, the companies forgo legal ...

Legal consequences can be up to 20 years in prison, plus fines of more than $250,000. This scheme often combines with other ...

The use of checks may be declining, but check crimes are actually on the rise due to new, creative criminal schemes. Once a ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Business fraud is relentless. Scammers have learned how to ...

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Approximately two in three cardholders have experienced fraud, according to a 2025 Credit Card Fraud Report and Statistics from Security.org, and 92% of fraudulent charges occurred while the card was ...

This type of fraud often involves bad actors who steal physical checks from mailboxes or U.S. Postal Service collection boxes. Incidents involving mail theft-related check fraud are on the rise, which ...