Also Read: It looks like just another camping gadget, but this small wind turbine could be the solution many people have been looking for to charge their cell phones, laptops, or external batteries<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nWells Fargo\u2019s current deposit account agreement says customers must review statements carefully, including paid check images, and report unauthorized transactions within 30 days after the statement is made available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Who actually opens every scanned check one by one after paying property taxes, utilities, or a contractor bill? For most people, that is not how everyday banking works. But that gap is exactly where fraud can hide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mail theft and check fraud are getting worse<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
This is also bigger than one bank dispute. It is analog money running into digital-age fraud. The FBI and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service<\/a> warned in January 2025 that suspicious activity reports tied to check fraud nearly doubled from 2021 to 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/okdiario.com\/techy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/thieves-alter-cash-28000-check-bank-refuses-refund-1.jpg\" "\\"\\"")
A Los Altos couple lost $28,000 after mail thieves intercepted and altered their property tax check, only to have their bank initially deny the fraud claim.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAlso Read: Mexico activates its \u201cland channel\u201d and promises a plan to compete with Panama, which is already taking shape with a 303 km route to transport containers from the Pacific to the Gulf on the same day<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nFinCEN later said financial institutions filed 15,417 reports on mail theft-related check fraud in a six month period, tied to more than $688 million in suspicious activity. By FinCEN\u2019s own analysis, 44 percent of stolen checks were altered and then deposited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In practical terms, that means a check dropped into a mailbox can be changed, deposited, and drained before a customer realizes anything is off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
USPS advice for safer bill payments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Postal inspectors have been urging people to change habits. USPS says customers should follow up quickly on overdue mail, avoid leaving important letters sitting around, and use safer mailing options for sensitive items.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\nAlso Read: A British man converts his home’s old telephone wiring into gigabit Internet, and the result makes many alternative PLC solutions look ridiculous<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nA newer USPS and ABA Foundation release pushes that even further, advising customers to use the letter slots inside a Post Office or hand mail directly to a carrier, then monitor accounts<\/a> for suspicious activity. For large payments, that advice no longer sounds excessive. It sounds current.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe press release was published on United States Postal Inspection Service<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The old line “the check is in the mail” is starting to sound less reassuring and more like a warning. … <\/p>\n
Also Read: Mexico activates its \u201cland channel\u201d and promises a plan to compete with Panama, which is already taking shape with a 303 km route to transport containers from the Pacific to the Gulf on the same day<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nFinCEN later said financial institutions filed 15,417 reports on mail theft-related check fraud in a six month period, tied to more than $688 million in suspicious activity. By FinCEN\u2019s own analysis, 44 percent of stolen checks were altered and then deposited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In practical terms, that means a check dropped into a mailbox can be changed, deposited, and drained before a customer realizes anything is off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
USPS advice for safer bill payments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Postal inspectors have been urging people to change habits. USPS says customers should follow up quickly on overdue mail, avoid leaving important letters sitting around, and use safer mailing options for sensitive items.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\nAlso Read: A British man converts his home’s old telephone wiring into gigabit Internet, and the result makes many alternative PLC solutions look ridiculous<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nA newer USPS and ABA Foundation release pushes that even further, advising customers to use the letter slots inside a Post Office or hand mail directly to a carrier, then monitor accounts<\/a> for suspicious activity. For large payments, that advice no longer sounds excessive. It sounds current.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe press release was published on United States Postal Inspection Service<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The old line “the check is in the mail” is starting to sound less reassuring and more like a warning. … <\/p>\n
Also Read: A British man converts his home’s old telephone wiring into gigabit Internet, and the result makes many alternative PLC solutions look ridiculous<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nA newer USPS and ABA Foundation release pushes that even further, advising customers to use the letter slots inside a Post Office or hand mail directly to a carrier, then monitor accounts<\/a> for suspicious activity. For large payments, that advice no longer sounds excessive. It sounds current.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe press release was published on United States Postal Inspection Service<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The old line “the check is in the mail” is starting to sound less reassuring and more like a warning. … <\/p>\n
The press release was published on United States Postal Inspection Service<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The old line “the check is in the mail” is starting to sound less reassuring and more like a warning. … <\/p>\n