Location: 1225 Courthouse Road, Stafford VA
Time: November 3, 2026, at 4:04 p.m.
A Stafford County resident reported becoming the victim of check fraud after a mailed payment was allegedly intercepted, altered and cashed.
According to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office, Deputy Hart responded to a fraud complaint on Courthouse Road on November 3.
The victim told authorities that a check had been mailed as payment but never reached its intended recipient.
The victim later discovered that the check had been altered and cashed by an unknown suspect.
After discovering the activity, the victim contacted their bank, which froze the affected account.
A police report was required as part of the investigation into the fraudulent transaction.
The sheriff’s office did not report an arrest in connection with the incident.