I forget what book I read it in, but there was a story about Moshe Dayan, the Israeli military leader. He apparently liked to shop for stuff in the various baz

I forget what book I read it in, but there was a story about Moshe Dayan, the Israeli military leader. He apparently liked to shop for stuff in the various bazaars. He would pay for his purchase by check. The seller, instead of cashing the check, would frame it, and sell it to tourists as an authentic check with Moshe Dayan's signature for much higher than the value of the check. This resulted in a win-win situation. Moshe Dayan never had to actually pay for his purchases, the seller made far more money than the actual check, and the tourist got to have an authentic check with Moshe Dayan's signature to hang up in their home as a conversation piece.