From the article: "...The earliest instances of check fraud span back to February of 2025 where a couple reportedly placed a check in the drive through postal box at the post office located at...check was intercepted along its route and altered to show a different amount for a different recipient. The check, originally made for $3,987.53 was instead altered to read $13,987.58..."
From the article: "...BALTIMORE — Mail theft continues to be a problem. Thieves are targeting collection boxes, doorsteps, even postal workers - assaulting and robbing them of arrow keys used to open communal mailboxes. ..."
From the article: "...“This type of alleged behavior within the Postal Service is not tolerated and the overwhelming majority of Postal Service employees, which serve the public, are honest, hardworking, and trustworthy individuals who would never consider engaging in any type of criminal behavior,” the spokesperson said in a statement. “Hopefully they can track this down because I thought it was really strange when they told my wife he was also investigating another check made payable to Florida Blue..."
