Check Fraud and Mail Fraud – Protecting Our Customers
According to the American Bankers Association, in 2018 successful check fraud made up $1.3 billion of banks’ total fraud losses.
How does fraud affect me?
Your paper checks could be at risk as they move through the postal system. In fact, homeowners and businesses are both at risk for check washing. What is check washing? In check washing, thieves can steal your payment check, wash the ink off with special chemicals, and write in a new amount and payee. They cash the fake check, and your payment never makes it to the intended destination.
Why does my garbage company care about this?
Customer service means more to us than just collecting your waste and recycling. Homewood Disposal is ready to protect our customers and keep your payments secure. Thieves focus on envelopes that they know contain checks. Mail containing checks to service providers like water, sewer, natural gas, cable TV, electricity, and garbage are frequent targets for mail and check fraud.
How can I stop check washing and check fraud?
One way to minimize your risk of fraud is to make your payments online.
Three simple options to start making payments online:
1. Use your bank’s website or their mobile app to schedule payments to Homewood Disposal Service.
2. Call us at 708-798-1004 and our billing specialists will help you sign up for online payments.
3. Visit our website, log into your secure online account, and select your payment method.
With thousands of customers in Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana, we occasionally run across a customer who makes a payment and it never arrives at our offices because the payment was stolen. Banks are usually incredibly helpful to customers solving these fraud issues. Being a victim of fraud is tedious and concerning for our customers and we’re ready to protect our customers with secure online payment solutions to keep their information and payments safe.
How Check Washing Works
Reduce Your Risk – Make Payments Online
Reduce the risk of mail and check fraud by making payments online through your bank or credit card. There are other advantages to online account management. You can also sign up for paperless billing, recieve service update emails, and there are even auto-pay options. To register for your secure online account, you will need your email address, the account number and the access code printed on your paper bill.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, to receive your bills via email fill out the form on this page marked “Email Billing.” Once the form is completed, all future invoice/statements will be emailed to you in PDF form. Review your bill via email, then simply mail us your payment as usual.
Yes. Sign up for an online account. Then, within your online account, select automatic payments through your credit card or though your banking account. If you prefer, call us at 708-798-1004 and our account representatives will take care of the secure process for you. Once automatic payments are set up, your bill will automatically. Online payments may take 1-2 business days for processing.
To sign up the first time for an online account, you’ll need your unique access code. Your access code (circled here in red) is printed on your statement/invoice.
Your unique costumer number (circled here in red) is found on your statement/invoice.
If your access code is not printed on your bill then you have already setup an online account with us. You should have a user name and password to access your online account. If you cannot access your account feel free to contact 708-798-1004. for further help.
Payments can be mailed to our office at 1501 W. 175th Street, Homewood, Illinois 60430. Please allow 3-5 business days for delivery when utilizing this method.
Yes. Make a payment by calling us at 708-798-1004. We accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express and E-checks by phone.
Automatic Payments
Never write a check again! Setting up automatic bill payment is a simple one time process. First, sign up for an online account. Then, within your online account, select automatic payments through your credit card or though your banking account. If you prefer, call us at 708-798-1004 and our account representatives will take care of the secure process for you.
You’ll never have to worry again about paying your bill on time or losing invoices. Your payment will be automatically deducted. Online payments may take 1-2 days for processing.
Automatic Payments
Never write a check again! Setting up automatic bill payment is a simple one time process. First, sign up for an online account. Then, within your online account, select automatic payments through your credit card or though your banking account. If you prefer, call us at 708-798-1004 and our account representatives will take care of the secure process for you.
You’ll never have to worry again about paying your bill on time or losing invoices. Your payment will be automatically deducted. Online payments may take 1-2 days for processing.
FAQ
Yes! To receive your bills via email, please fill out the “Email Billing” from on this page. Once completed all future invoice/statements will be emailed to you in PDF form. You will no longer receive a bill in the mail.
Yes. Sign up for an online account. Then, within your online account, select automatic payments through your credit card or though your banking account. If you prefer, call us at 708-798-1004 and our account representatives will take care of the secure process for you. Once automatic payments are set up, your bill will automatically. Online payments may take 1-2 business days for processing.
To sign up the first time for an online account, you’ll need your unique access code. Your access code (circled in red) is printed on your statement/invoice.
Your unique costumer number (circled in red) is found on your statement/invoice.
If your access code is not printed on your bill then you have already setup an account with us. You should have a user name and password to login into your account. If you cannot access your account feel free to contact customer service for further help.
Payments can be mailed to our office at 1501 W. 175th Street, Homewood, Illinois 60430. Please allow 3-5 business days for delivery when utilizing this method.
Yes. Make a payment by calling us at 708-798-1004. We accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover and E-checks by phone.
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