Your mail is in jeopardy. As we are head into one of the busiest times for postal carriers, thieves are targeting them and your money.

According to the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, check washing scams involve changing the payee names and often the dollar amounts on checks and fraudulently depositing them.

Check washing’ costs Americans over $1 billion each year, says USPIS. Despite seeming retro, check fraud is experiencing a ...