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2. How To Avoid Fake Check Scams - AOL

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   Check-kiting: Check-kiting happens when a thief opens accounts at two or more banks to create fraudulent balances and takes advantage of the time it takes for checks to clear. Depositing a bad ...

3. Cashier’s Check Scams: How To Avoid Them - AOL

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   Here are some tips for avoiding scams and protecting yourself from cashier’s check fraud: Avoid work-from-home jobs, and especially mystery shopping jobs, that require you to make deposits, wire ...

4. Cheque fraud - Wikipedia

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   Cheque fraud or check fraud (American English) refers to a category of criminal acts that involve making the unlawful use of cheques in order to illegally acquire or borrow funds that do not exist within the account balance or account-holder's legal ownership.

5. How to protect yourself against check fraud - AOL

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   Check fraud can be hard to fight against since it happens before a check comes to you or after it has left your hands. One of the best solutions is to reduce the number of checks you're involved with.

6. Dishonoured cheque - Wikipedia

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   In some jurisdictions, for a criminal prosecution on a bad check there must be some element of fraud involved in the issuance of the check. In some U.S. states, if the check drawer informs the party they are uttering the check to that it will not clear at the current time (such as asking someone to "hold" a check for a few days), if the check ...

7. Check washing - Wikipedia

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   Check washing is the process of erasing details from checks to allow them to be rewritten, usually for criminal purposes such as fraudulent withdrawal from the victim's bank account. [ 1 ] Various steps can be taken by the writer of the check to reduce the possibility of falling victim to check washing.

8. Did You Just Commit Check Fraud? A Viral ATM Trend Is ... - AOL

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   Legal penalties for check-fraud schemes can range from fines to incarceration, depending on your state and your crime. But oftentimes, people are not the perpetrators of check fraud, but the victims.

9. How to avoid fraudsters when writing checks - AOL

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   A note about check fraud. Like any form of financial transactions, there are risks of fraud when writing checks. “There have always been fraudsters who attempt to steal money from customers ...