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Article: Check fraud on the rise
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- Northwestern Financial Review
- Article date:
- December 15, 2007
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Attempted check fraud at the nation's banks has more than doubled in the past three years reaching an estimated $12.2 billion in 2006, according to the American Bankers Association. While attempted check fraud continued to rise, the increase in actual dollars lost was less dramatic - $969 million compared to $677 million in 2003. Banks' check fraud prevention systems were credited with keeping actual losses significantly lower than the attempted fraud ...