Tampa woman with stolen check receives refund, help after being out thousands of dollars

The Brief

  • A Tampa woman was the victim of check fraud after someone stole her check from the mail.
  • The Tampa Police Department said they are now looking into the issue.
  • Her bank also refunded the money to her.

TAMPA, Fla. A Tampa woman was out thousands of dollars after she said a check that was supposed to go to her child’s school was stolen from a USPS blue mailbox. Now, she said she has gotten her money back.

The backstory:

Abigail Reynolds mailed a $1,000 check in a blue USPS mailbox that was meant to go to her child’s school. However, it was stolen, and she said someone used it to commit fraud, writing a check for $4,500.

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