Summerville Police are investigating a possible case of check fraud after a check originally written for just $65 was allegedly intercepted, altered and rewritten for $13,900.

According to reports from the Summerville Police Department, officers began investigating after a complainant learned that someone had attempted to cash a check from her account that she said she did not write.

The complainant was told by a manager at First National Bank that someone had attempted to cash a check from her account on or about August 10. The check was made payable to Jacqueline Stewart for $13,900.

The bank rejected the check because of the amount and because bank personnel had not spoken with Jacqueline. The complainant told police she did not know Jacqueline Stewart and had not written the check. The bank subsequently changed the complainant’s account information and ordered new banking cards and checks.

A supplemental report provides additional details about what investigators believe may have happened.

Summerville Police Detective P. Cox spoke with Scott Ayers at First National Bank, who reported that the check in question had been cashed at a Bank of America with routing number 111000025.

Detective Cox then contacted the victim and asked about the original check. She told police the check had originally been written to pay her credit card bill in the amount of $65.

Police now suspect the original check was intercepted in the mail, washed and rewritten for fraudulent purposes.

Detective Cox advised the complainant that automatic drafts may be a better option for paying bills than mailing checks, which could leave her more vulnerable to future fraud.

The case remains under investigation by the Summerville Police Department.