That's something entirely different. In this case, the wallet was emptied. The traditional similar thing would be the bank account that is emptied. A forged

That's something entirely different. In this case, the wallet was emptied. The traditional similar thing would be the bank account that is emptied. A forged check would not be sufficient at all. Even for 0,05% of the amount stolen here and it would only be where checks are valid ( would be worthless outside the US)