Would you take a check written out to your abbreviated first name and last initial?

[VirtualLarry]

Here's a neat one - I know someone that wrote a personal check to a company (in pen), and the company, for whatever reason, decided that wasn't the right amount, and wrote over the amount, in magic marker - get this - the bank cashed it! Because of the difference in amount, another check written against that account bounced. Can you believe it? Further proof that banks & corporate types are all in bed together. The truth is, banks don't check squat anymore, I don't think.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Originally posted by: digitalsm
Every bank now asks(or should) for a fingerprint. Most other check cashing services ask for a finger print now as well.

Wow, that's news to me. If someone pays me via personal check, drawn on their bank, and I take that check to their bank to get it cashed, they will ask me for a fingerprint? I don't have an account, I won't likely be back to that bank unless another person also writes me a check drawn on that bank.. and what goes does the fingerprint do, unless of course, there is now some super-secret combined corporate + LEO global fingerprint database to do lookups against now too. (Which wouldn't surprise me in the least.)

 

[mb]

Update: check cleared yesterday.

 

[Jmman]

Originally posted by: supafly
Update: check cleared yesterday.

Just as an FYI, just because the money is in your account does not mean that the check cleared. It can take between 7-10 days before your bank will be notified if a check was returned due to insufficient funds. I am making the assumption that you deposited it in your account. If not, nevermind....