After conducting a crackdown on scammers who make their money with fake check schemes, the United States Postal Service created a new website to prevent future consumers from being swindled out of thousands. Fakechecks.org has tests, quizzes and a FAQs section to help educate the public specifically about fake check scams.

Fake checks -- also known as "overpayment scams"-- are a growing trend that we have blogged about here. Over the last eight months, the USPS' efforts to stop these scammers have resulted in recoveries of over $2 billion and 77 arrests around the globe. Scam artists will undoubtedly keep trying to get money from unsuspecting victims. But hopefully, with the information on our website, and with more websites like fakechecks.org, consumers can learn and inform others of these schemes and we can prevent scammers from stealing more money.