[DeTomaso] check scam

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Sat May 31 14:22:41 EDT 2008


 
Alert.  My spare checking account just got  scammed.  I noticed a $200 drop 
in  it when it only had $400.  Someone  had written two checks for 97.50 and 
97.20 to Walmart.  These checks showed up as    ACH Debt    checks with a check  
number, which means they were scanned by one of those check scanners that 
just  runs the account number like a Credit Card.  The customer gets to keep the 
physical  check.  No way to get an image of the check.  I learned that checks 
are normally  written for a $90 item+tax to keep the bill below a MAGIC $100 
automatic  flag.  Easy to overlook a $97.50  bill to Walmart.  Have No idea how 
 someone would have gotten this account # when only 3 checks a year are 
written  on it.  BEWARE, keep an eye on your  accounts. 
Bill  Vasser



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