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Check cooking makes it easier for bad actors to drain your account. But there are steps you can take to keep your money safe.

HOUSTON — If you’ve ever sent a check only to find it was cashed but never reached the intended recipient, you could be a victim of check washing. It’s a scam where someone alters the name and often ...

Joseph Cantara of Flushing, Queens, got caught in a check washing scam — and not even a good one. He and his wife Margaret described to ABC 7 On Your Side (1) how their routine check for their ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a matter of moments, people across the United States — including in Houston — are seeing thousands of dollars disappear from ...