Fraud Alert: Fake Checks Used for a Variety of Costly Scams

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NBC News - 8/7/2017 - Herb Weisbaum - Despite what you might think, it isn’t easy to spot a counterfeit check. Fraudsters know how to make a fake check look completely legitimate — so good that even a bank teller can’t spot it. That’s why fraudsters are using fake checks to commit all sorts of scams, including phony prize awards, fake job offers, mystery shopper scams, and bogus online classified ad sales. Read more @ http://www.nbcnews.com/business/consume ... ms-n790211