How to foil check washing fraud before it costs you thousands
A trending bank fraud called check washing starts when a scammer steals your check - out of the mail - then uses chemicals to "wash" off the ink, fills in their own name and cashes it -- cleaning out your bank account. For more: https://abc7ny.com/check-washing-frau... Check out more Eyewitness News - http://abc7ny.com/ Find us on social media: FACEBOOK: / abc7ny INSTAGRAM: / abc7ny TWITTER: / abc7ny TIKTOK: / abc7ny We’re abc7NY, also known as Channel 7 and WABC-TV on TV, home to Eyewitness News, New York’s Number 1 news. We hope you love us on YouTube as much as you do on television! NEW TIPS: Online: http://abc7ny.com/submit-a-news-tip/2... Email: [email protected] WABC-TV: https://abc7ny.com/about/ #nyc #news #otv-breaking-news

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