Chitika check stolen

It's unimaginable and almost unbelievable but this seems to be the case based on an email reply I got from Chitika support. Chitika is one of my top income sources for my sites. I got some sites with US traffic and Chitika works well on them. Actually, I've been pulling some Chitika ads from my sites after waiting for a long time to receive my check but I still haven't received any yet.
I had accumulated over $300 in earnings from Chitika and hoped that the check will reach me sooner and safely too like Google adsense does but it hasn't. I had been emailing Chitika suport for quite some time now and for about 2 occassions had asked them to reissue my cheque.

According to a staff by Chitika,

"Our accountants said that the two checks that were sent to you have both been cashed by a bank. We will not be able to send you new payments since the checks have already been withdrawn. "

So I'm still wondering what to do. I had since emailed Chitika support to know the bank and identity of person who cashed the check since I'm yet to get any payment. If they give me more details, I might be able to report to the authorities. It can be painful losing over $300 and this is money I worked for.

If you are a Chitika publisher in Nigeria, getting paid for your efforts can be problematic as they offer only 2 payment options such as Paypal and Snail mail check. Paypal is out of the question and snail mail checks can be stolen. I wish they had a dhl service so that I can be getting my check within 5 days like Google does.