paper checks-a neighbor got a call from her credit union questioning a check presented by a local company. did'nt seem norm for her account's habits. sure enough it was fraudulent. she ended up being part of a local sheme wherein theives would drive in neighborhoods before mail pickup and grab outgoing mail looking for checks to wash and recreate on printers
Exactly. This is why paying your bills online through automatic draft is far more secure than mailing checks. Also writing checks in public places is very risky. A thief just needs to take a picture of your routing / account number and has everything they need to drain your accounts.