‘You do feel violated’: North Buffalo man speaks out after losing nearly $10,000 in check washing scam

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Gregory Rabb thought he was safe mailing his checks, but two weeks ago, he became the victim of a sophisticated fraud scheme that cost him nearly $10,000.

“You don’t feel safe, you feel threatened,” Rabb said.

Rabb was the victim of what’s called check washing, where thieves steal checks from the mail, erase the payee and dollar amount, then change it to benefit themselves…

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