A Virginia woman helped set up a fake company, then created a bank account for the sham business as part of a plan to cash a stolen check worth nearly $470,000, federal prosecutors said.

Fake checks continue to be one of the most common tools used to commit fraud against consumers. Pennsylvania State Police in Lancaster County said a man was targeted in this scam with what ...

Chase and Bank of America paid out on the checks forged by scammers. ... Wisconsin, said he was defrauded out of nearly $27,000 after scammers created fake checks impersonating his bank account.