11/13/2026
Check fraud is a serious issue for businesses at the end of the year, when everyone’s trying to close out Q4.
Lots of checks are going through the mail, and it’s easier than you’d think for criminals to break into U.S. Mail drop boxes.
The safest way to avoid having your checks stolen is to take them directly to a U.S. Post Office facility. If you must use a drop box, do it before collection time. Don’t let a check sit in it overnight.
Due to the prevalence of check fraud, we encourage all our business clients to review their accounts daily and utilize our free Reverse Positive Pay service to quickly identify and report fraud.
As always, 𝗣𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲, 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗳𝘆 and 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 – and visit our 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 for more tips on keeping you and your business safe: http://ms.spr.ly/6186af7wu
