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[wdfifteen]

MrWD got a similar call this afternoon. To top it off, I got an overdraft notice from my bank. Somebody got a hold of my checking account number and they've been spending money all over the east coast. I'm not sure how they're doing it unless they're using bogus checks. It's up to $380 now, and it's Saturday, no way to lock down my account, not that I need to. This is the account I use for PayPal and I only keep a few hundred $$ in it. $144 of thw $380 is overdraft charges, which I am not going to pay.

The crooks are working overtime this Christmas!

[tabs]

Originally Posted by Zeke

Don't get any on your keyboard.

Is that why my keys are sticky? And I thought it was from the ice cream on my fingers.

[mepstein]

You answer your phone?

[GH85Carrera]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

MrWD got a similar call this afternoon. To top it off, I got an overdraft notice from my bank. Somebody got a hold of my checking account number and they've been spending money all over the east coast. I'm not sure how they're doing it unless they're using bogus checks. It's up to $380 now, and it's Saturday, no way to lock down my account, not that I need to. This is the account I use for PayPal and I only keep a few hundred $$ in it. $144 of thw $380 is overdraft charges, which I am not going to pay.

The crooks are working overtime this Christmas!

If you use checks at the grocery store, or any place at all really, just remember this. Every single check ever has your checking account and routing account, name and signature right on the face of it. Most checks have an address, and if it doesn't they usually ask for ID and write that on the check, and your phone number. Everything a crook needs. It is easy to buy magnetic toner, and print your own blank checks. Check forgery is pretty simple. Your bank's security is the only protection.