Hi All: I just watched a news bit that discussed check washing which we should all be careful of. The case cited was a company in NJ who received an online order for $50,000 of computer merchandise from somebody in Nigeria. They received a check drawn on a US Bank, and the bank cleared both banks. The CFO was still leery, so he waited before shipping. They were in telephone contact and e-mail contact with the customer.
Sure enough, it was a stolen check. They used chemicals to wash out the pay to information and amount, while retaining the signatures. They then filled in this company's name and an amount for $50,000. It had a legitimate company name, and valid signatures. According to the FBI, this is becoming more common. Folks watch rural mailboxes where you put the flag up to indicate a mail pickup. They then take any checks that may be in the mailbox and do this check washing. So, two lessons: 1. Reconcile your bank statements each month. 2. Know who the customer is and that the check is good. FWIW George ______________________________________ George Matyjewicz, Chief Executive Officer Standard Transactions USA http://www.standardtransactionsusa.com mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Open a Standard Transactions account to send money around the world: https://secure.standardtransactions.com/acct/signup_overview.asp?agentcode=us&CID=120052 This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and may contain legally privileged information. If you received this email and the information does not apply to you, please notify the sender immediately and immediately delete the email and any attachments from your mail system. Unauthorised copying, distribution or use of any information contained in this email or contained within any attachments is prohibited and may be subject to legal action. Any information contained within this email is the intellectual property of Standard Reserve Holdings Limited a British Virgin Island International Business Corporation with offices in Road Town in the British Virgin Islands. You can contact a representative of Standard Reserve Holdings Limited by forwarding the email to the addressed person or you can visit the website www.standardtransactions.com for further information on how to contact The Standard Group or one of its members. Under international copyright law you are requested to not use any information you receive either directly or indirectly for any other purpose than personal information unless you receive express permission from The Chief Executive Officer, Standard Reserve Holdings Limited, [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use e-gold's Secure Randomized Keyboard (SRK) when accessing your e-gold account(s) via the web and shopping cart interfaces to help thwart keystroke loggers and common viruses.
