A Pickerington couple is still waiting for answers after they say they became victims of check cashing fraud four months ago.
"It was heartbreaking. It was just sickening," said Terry Ingmire, after she discovered a $150 check to pay a credit card bill had been altered in February after being stolen from inside a U.S. Postal Service mailbox in Fairfield County.Fairfield County Sheriff's officials confirm they are investigating several mailbox thefts involving check washing but have no suspects.
Ingmire says days after she dumped her bill into a mailbox on Refugee Road, it was altered and cashed for $4,000. "Everything about the check looked like a three-year-old did it," said Ingmire. "It's incredibly unbelievable this check was cashed. It went into somebody's account." After receiving a copy of the altered check, which appears to have Ingmire's name and date whited out, and a new name printed, it was cashed for $4,000."We went to Huntington and filed a report, went to the police station, made a report, filed with postal service, " said Ingmire. "That was in February, and we still don't have our money.""We appreciate your help, "said Ingmire. "It's been frustrating, so we do appreciate it.
As Terry and Randy wait for answers, they pray no one else gets ripped off by the check-cashing cons."I wouldn't know how to fix this," said Ingmire. "They know, and that's on them."
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