Have you ever opened your mailbox to find a check you weren’t expecting? It’s not a bonus from work or a gift from a relative, but it looks like real money just waiting to be used. This might be a ...

We’ve all done it — you get a letter in the mail that looks like a check. You tear it open and sure enough, there’s a check inside. But you don’t recognize the sender. That’s because it’s a live check ...

Have you received a preapproved offer in the mail this holiday season that looks like a check, made out to you and ready to cash? Before you rush to the bank, visions of presents dancing in your head, ...