Tampa woman says she’s out thousands of dollars after check stolen from USPS blue mailbox

The Brief

  • Abigail Reynolds is the victim of check fraud after mailing a check at the beginning of the month.
  • She put the check in the USPS blue mailbox at the corner of West Santiago Street and South Dale Mabry Highway.
  • She had trouble getting help from law enforcement for this issue.

TAMPA, Fla. A Tampa woman said a check she wrote out to her child’s school was stolen out of the mail, and someone used it to forge a check for thousands of dollars. She said it overdrafted her account, causing a major financial setback.

What we know:

Abigail Reynolds said despite using a USPS blue mailbox near her home, her check was stolen and someone used it to commit check fraud. The check she wrote was for $1,000 to her child’s school, but she said someone stole that check and used it to write a check for $4,500.

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