A mobile check deposit appears to have provided scammers with what they needed to create altered checks, resulting in more than $2,600 in fraudulent withdrawals from a local booster organization’s bank account. According to a Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office report, two people contacted law enforcement after discovering what they described as a “check washing scheme.” […]
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