[DeTomaso] check scam
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BillsStore at aol.com
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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