Denver woman says thieves 'washed' her check, nearly stole $5,000

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Denver woman says thieves 'washed' her check, nearly stole $5,000
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A woman from Denver's Wash Park neighborhood has a warning for others after she says thieves almost drained $5,000 from her bank account. via CB_Cotton

The thieves used a tactic you may or may not have heard of it — check washing. It happens when a solvent is used to remove a check's ink and its rewritten."I just happened to stop to get a small item at the hardware store and they told me that my card had declined," she said.

"They asked me,"Did you write a check for $5,000?" I said,"No, I don't even have $5,000 in my account,"" the woman recalled.

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