Long Island woman loses $20,000 in check washing scheme, USPS inspectors say | NYGazet

The grandmother on a fixed income said she dropped three checks into a mailbox outside the North Babylon Post Office, but none made it to the payees.

A New York woman trying to pay her bills lost $20,000 in a check washing scheme, according to United States postal inspectors and police on Long Island. The woman, a senior citizen, said she had to pay a second time after learning the checks were cas... [2206 chars]