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> Today you can call any corporation in the world and tell them you are getting ready to wire them money and they will tell you the bank, the wiring number, the
by Uhhrrr 7y ago
> Today you can call any corporation in the world and tell them you are getting ready to wire them money and they will tell you the bank, the wiring number, the account number. You can then ask for a copy of the annual report and on page three are the signatures of the chairman of the board, the CEO and the treasurer. It's all on white glossy paper with black ink – scanner ready art. You then just print it onto the cheque.
Banks know about websites and printers so there's no way this would work... er, right?
- WalterBright 7y agoMy bank cashed a check against my account where: 1. the payer name was not mine 2. the payer address was not mine (and was in another state) 3. the signature was that of another person 4. the checks were not issued by my bank Jeez.
- 52-6F-62 7y agoThat sounds like it’s worth reporting to the news!
- WalterBright 7y agoThe bank later tried to sell me blank checks on their extra cost "security" paper. I laughed.
- Merrill 7y agoIn the normal course of check processing, a device reads the MICR line of characters at the bottom of the check and the amount. The name, address, signature and other features are usually not processed unless the amount is high, the account has specific services, or some other indicator is tripped.
- WalterBright 7y agoThese days there's no excuse for not OCR'ing the payer name and address.
- jcadam 7y agoI hope you mean "My former bank."
- cortesoft 7y agoIt would work, but it would be hard to actually get the money. They would know where it was deposited, and you wouldn't have access to the funds until the check clears, and it could be caught before then.