One simple Fraud you can prevent

Here's one fraud that some have heard of and other may not have,  Check Washing.  This type of fraud is easy to prevent but first let me explain to you how it works.  Well step one is for the fraudster to get his grubby little paws on your check.  That is very easily accomplished through a simple action known as mailbox surfing.  Do you have one of those roadside mailboxes with the big red flag to let your mailman know you have outgoing mail?  The red flag says something else to the Mailbox surfer, "Come see what you can steal."  Maybe it's the payment for your cable bill.