Crafton Police have received at least three reports of check-washing incidents involving the outside mailbox at the Crafton Post Office. Police recommend that individuals hand-deliver any checks they must mail directly to a clerk at the counter.
Check washing is a financial crime where scammers steal physical checks from the mail and use chemicals to dissolve the ink. They then rewrite the payee and dollar amount, often for significantly higher sums, while preserving the original signature.
Previous arrests have been made involving check and mail thefts at several post offices, including Crafton. However, authorities suspect that a recent increase in these incidents indicates additional individuals are perpetrating these thefts…