Many scammers are only using personal checks for payment because they can take the money and run.
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One of the most popular scams is what they call account takeover. You write me a check, and I simply go online to a check-printing service and order 200 checks with your account information.
The front of a cheque alone gives someone enough information to steal your identity.
Nine out of ten adult Americans have a checking account. It's the most widely used financial services product in the United States.
When you're rich you don't write checks.
As I've said before, free money scams are a problem.
The best, very best scammers will always ask for your advice. This is their favorite technique. It makes them vulnerable. It flatters your ego.
I'm scammed almost every day. Or, if not scammed, at the very least someone tries to scam me. Usually more than once a day.
These days, checks are direct-deposited, money comes out of a machine in the wall, and we swipe a plastic card to make a purchase. In other words, your kids can grow up thinking money comes in an endless supply if you don't show them otherwise.
People are savvy enough to know that simply a threat of litigation is tantamount to a nice, hefty check.
Money tends to make people suspicious, if there's any money floating around.
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