When it’s time to pay a bill, many of us still write a check and mail it. But is that safe anymore? Postal inspectors say mail theft is rising fast — and thieves are going after your checks.
The phrase “the check is in the mail” has new meaning for two South Bay homeowners, who were among the latest to pay the price of mail theft. They dropped their property tax payments in the mail as usual. And the checks were cashed right away — but not by the tax collector…