How to Avoid Being a Victim of Check Fraud

It can be nerve racking to write a check because of the various stories that you here about check fraud. Luke Mullins wrote an article on money.usnews.com that explains 5 ways that you can avoid being a victim to check fraud. His first suggestion is to write check sparingly. Luke explains the danger of using too many checks which have your address, phone number, as well as your bank account number listed on them. In addition he further explains this danger by stating that it is unknown what the companies do with your check after it has already been processed.

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