When Joe Schulz*, a small-business owner based in New Jersey, received a new customer order from a company based in Dubai, he felt that something may be off. It turned out his instincts were right, as ...

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

(KTLA) – The IRS this week warned people to be aware of scams tied to federal stimulus checks after the agency’s Criminal Investigation unit received a record number of reports in June and July. In ...

A resurgence of the "Mystery Shopper" scam involves receiving a check and purchasing money cards. Victims are instructed to send pictures of the money cards to the scammer, who then steals the funds.

As the world copes with the spread of the novel coronavirus, scams and hoaxes have popped up around the country related to the pandemic. Scammers are already trying to take advantage of the COVID-19 ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Check fraud remains one of the greatest fraud threats to ...