A St. Louis man convicted of using fake checks in a vehicle sale scheme was sentenced Wednesday in Illinois federal court.

Valentino Colic sentenced for using fake cashier’s checks in a vehicle sale scheme targeting multiple counties.

BENTON A Southern Illinois district judge sentenced a St. Louis man to 145 months in federal prison for his involvement in a ...

Although cashier’s checks are generally considered safer than personal checks, they’re also used in fake check scams. These scams can leave the victim responsible for reimbursing the bank that ...

A St. Louis man led a massive scheme to buy cars with fraudulent checks, quickly sell them and steal the identities of the ...

A Sacramento man is warning others to not fall for a financial scam. Helder Peralta said he almost took the bait. When ...

This makes money orders less reliable as a group and much easier to counterfeit. Cashier's checks also have much higher limits than money orders, in degrees of magnitude. Cashier's checks may be ...

The Shreveport Police Department has arrested two women accused of various fraudulent activities involving checks.

But then Peralta took a closer look at the cashier’s check made out to him for $1,795 ... The scammers get you because the fake check will bounce, leaving unsuspecting victims, like Helder ...

The incident occurred on March 6, 2025, when the suspects presented a fraudulent cashier’s check from Chase Bank ...

A Sacramento man is warning others to not fall for a financial scam. Helder Peralta said he almost took the bait. When Peralta opened his mail, he was elated to see it wasn't a bill. "I saw the check ...