Check fraud or fake check scams work when a thief steals an account number to write fake checks in the account holder’s name and then tries to send the check or cash it fraudulently.

Fake check scams are the most pervasive fraud in America, hitting virtually every demographic group with some permutation of the same clever con. Here are the five most common cons and how to spot ...

Federal banking rules require that when someone deposits a check into an account, the bank must make the funds available right away – within a day or two.

Scammers use fake checks for many different kinds of scams. We VERIFY what to watch out for, and what you can do if you fall victim to a check scam.

The con artists are gaming the banking system by sending fake paper checks or electronically depositing phony checks in consumer accounts.

The con artists are gaming the banking system by sending fake paper checks or electronically depositing phony checks in consumer accounts.

A popular fake check scam succeeds largely because of a federal law that is intended to protect consumers, not victimize them.

In fake check schemes, criminals send checks to their victims, who deposit them. The money initially shows up in the victims’ bank accounts.

Scammers use fake checks for many different kinds of scams. We VERIFY what to watch out for, and what you can do if you fall victim to a check scam.

Scammers use fake checks for many different kinds of scams. We VERIFY what to watch out for, and what you can do if you fall victim to a check scam.

Scammers use fake checks for many different kinds of scams. We VERIFY what to watch out for, and what you can do if you fall victim to a check scam.