@cbsnewyork: Jean Gioglio-Goehring, a widow and grandmother living on a fixed income, lost $20,000 after falling victim to a check washing scheme in North Babylon, Long Island. Despite filing complaints and contacting her bank’s fraud department, Gioglio-Goehring has not recovered the money and is now facing late fees. The incident is part of a growing trend in Suffolk County, where other residents and business owners have reported similar thefts. Authorities say the best defense is to pay electronically or hand mail directly to a postal clerk. The Postal Inspection Service is investigating and working to curb mail theft nationwide. #newyork #longisland #checkwashing #scheme

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babybrownbear11
Baby Brown Bear 🐻 :
The bank should have questioned that immediately and put a stop on it until they spoke with her.
2025-09-24 23:21:50
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alli9585
Allison Dana :
Isn’t it like super easy to fix this? Doesn’t the bank just go see who cashed the check because they take your ID and then give her her money back and prosecute them?
2025-09-22 20:19:46
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antonietta1069
Toni :
Happen to me .. they whited out areas on the check .. I mean the bank doesn’t realize that ?? Or question it
2025-09-22 23:06:44
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lili._x3
lili 🖤 🦇 :
Whose just dropping $20,000 worth of checks into a mailbox 😑
2025-09-23 05:21:28
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rororo9222
RubyRubyRuby :
Nope… I always put envelopes inside mailing offices that have them. NEVER on those outside.
2025-09-23 11:11:25
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boopstergirl
user8933591677987 :
FDIC. remember when Trump wanted to get rid of it
2025-09-23 01:52:34
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stazzystazz
staz :
Gotta go in the post office
2025-09-23 04:51:50
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hawtmartha
NotMartha but still hawt :
Washing of checks across multiple post offices in NC. Post offices have to be involved. There’s no way this is so widespread without organized crime within.
2025-09-22 23:56:28
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aimee.mcnulty1
AM :
What bank is cashing a check with witeout on it? 😡 that should be on them.
2025-09-23 00:56:43
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iggyglife
IggyG :
Mailmen are in on it no fishing just the man with the keys taking the mail with checks and keeping them
2025-09-22 21:56:45
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lorizh0
Lorizh :
Who accepts a check that has been altered with white out? 😳
2025-09-23 13:55:08
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jennyaquarium
Jenny Aquarium :
You can’t use checks anymore
2025-09-23 12:39:21
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krodmandoon1
Krod Mandoon :
Go directly to the post office
2025-09-23 02:24:39
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alexwilde496
AlexWilde🇨🇭 :
Diligently? Really? A $20 camera facing the post box could have caught the guys who are doing this daily, but it doesn’t sound like one was installed
2025-09-23 01:00:05
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rajshrismith
rajshrismith :
It’s a inside job
2025-09-23 08:57:29
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llijarac
Jilly :
This is terrible- I’m so sorry💔
2025-09-22 21:31:19
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cara_michelle_
caramichelle :
The fact that her bank's fraud department is delaying helping her!
2025-09-23 15:56:59
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crystallightfan
Pumpkin spice ain’t all that :
Who is mailing checks inn2025???
2025-09-23 17:51:17
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melisaki52
MELISAKI ! :
I don't want to pay electronically
2025-09-23 04:51:44
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sunflowerdreamstar86
sunflowerdreamstar86 :
It’s so sad that’s why I pay over the phone or online
2025-09-23 01:41:23
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emzlife5
♍️🙏🦉 :
One time it happened to me . I was so upset but the post office mailed me a check back . It was my rent ! I’ll never ever mail anything like that again
2025-09-23 00:57:36
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braddock812
Braddock812 :
That’s on the Feds, why are they getting in their mail boxes?
2025-09-23 11:11:19
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lindsayerin1
Lindsay Erin :
A check with white out… looks legit
2025-09-23 14:46:15
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richisinfactbroke
RichIsInFactBroke :
I’ve probably written 5 checks in my adult life
2025-09-23 13:36:10
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jackijensen13
jackijensen341 :
I know how that feels , I have gone through. Sorry ❤️❤
2025-09-23 22:21:00
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