Crooks Go Old School: The Dangers Of Using Paper Checks Have Increased

After years of favoring online and telephone scams, a number of crooks are drifting back to old-fashioned theft involving paper checks.

In the last year, a number of individuals, including employees of the U.S. Postal Service, have been arrested or indicted for stealing paper tax refund checks. Over $3 million of such check thefts were discovered in one New York congressional district.