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IP: More on --May I see your license (not that that does much
From: David Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>
Date: Fri, 08 Aug 1997 08:22:42 -0400
Date: Thu, 7 Aug 1997 16:53:43 -0700 To: farber () cis upenn edu From: Mark Laubach <laubach () com21 com> The forger's new techniques I suspect are in response to Wells Fargo's recent use of requiring a fingerprint of the person trying to cash a check if they themselves do not have an account at the bank. I got hit last November in a check washing fraud case. Postal mail was stolen from my mailbox containing a handwritten check from me. Since then, I never leave mail for pickup in my mailbox on the street, it's too easy for someone to drive by and steal the contents. The amount was for about $75.00. The thieves washed the check in solvent, removing the ink, then rewrote the payee and the amount and duplicated my signature. The new amount was $990.00. I found out about the problem via my on-line banking, but I had to wait for the statement to get a hold of the check. The check was cashed in the branch in Palo Alto that is my account home. After providing some evidence and written description of events, the bank eventually gave me $990 back. This past spring, I saw the notes in the bank about the finger printing requirements. With this new scam that Jim points out, the cashier appears to be the account owner and no fingerprint would be required. Intersting way to get around and very difficult to catch. I was put out for inconvience of having to close and open a new account and for getting a new set of laser checks. Maybe I could put a restriction on my checking account that disallowed the cashing of checks to myself or to "cash". I always use my ATM card for getting money. Mark
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