Article: BUSINESS OWNERS, BEWARE OF CHECK FRAUD

Article: Check Fraud Help From ABA.
Bank Technology News;  September 1, 1999 ;     175 words ......bankers in their ongoing war against check fraud. ABA data suggests banks lose in excess of $1 billion a year to check fraud artists. Forgeries are by far are...accounting for more than 40% of bank check fraud losses, according to ABA figures...

Article: New Types of Check Fraud Mean Big Losses for Dallas-Area Banks.
The Dallas Morning News (Dallas, Texas) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  July 30, 2002 ;     700+ words ......Dallas-area banks an estimated $35.3 million. Check fraud, which is fast becoming the financial...bankers and law enforcement officials. Check fraud complaints at the local FBI office have...beginning of this year. Losses from check fraud at local banks climbed from $13 million...

Article: Federal Reserve survey is expected to show rise in check fraud.
American Banker;  January 4, 1996 ;     468 words ...The Federal Reserve's proposed check fraud survey is likely to show that the crime...of the American Bankers Association's check fraud task force. There are two reasons. For...issues, such as: how many instances of check fraud they dealt with in 1995, what sorts...

Article: Simple steps can help defer check fraud
The Topeka Capital-Journal;  July 25, 2004 ;     470 words ...Check fraud has become a problem of epidemic proportions...Comptroller of the Currency estimates that check fraud costs banks, consumers and businesses...501 was the victim of an international check fraud scheme to the tune of $554,000 over a...

Article: Check fraud rose 136% over two years, ABA finds. (American Bankers Association report)
American Banker;  December 1, 1994 ;     376 words ...WASHINGTON -- Check fraud at banks is soaring as counterfeiters...Association reported Wednesday that check fraud swelled by 136% in the two years...27 million cases. Bank losses from check fraud jumped 43% to $815 million during...

Article: Banks experiencing staggering growth in check fraud losses
Bank News;  June 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ......of large banks sustained losses from check fraud in 1993. Therefore, the time is now...of all criminal referrals relate to check fraud. Between 1991 and 1993, the number of...and other institutions combined their check fraud losses, the total would be $12 billion...

Article: Combating check fraud: A multifaceted approach
FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin;  May 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ...Check fraud can affect anyone. Almost every business...estimated that the total economic impact of check fraud on financial institutions, private businesses...and the experience of bank executives, check fraud represents the most important crime problem...

Article: Minnesota banks put finger on solution to check fraud; Minnesota banks plan to fight the growing problem of check fraud by requiring people who are not regular customers to leave a thumbprint on any check they want cashed.(NEWS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  January 3, 1997 ;     700+ words ......Signature program next month to stem check fraud. Banks would require people who are...Last year roughly 1 million cases of check fraud cheated 57 percent of all U.S. banks...check printers to lessen the impact of check fraud. Nationwide an estimated $1 billion...

Article: NO NEED TO BUY EXTRA CHECK FRAUD PROTECTION.(MoneyWise)(Column)
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  January 3, 2005 ;     658 words ......my checks now offers a new service - check fraud protection. I went to the Web site that...of checks I can get $25,000 worth of check fraud protection. With all you hear in the...for. Do you have any information about check fraud protection programs? A) Right after...

Article: Ex-thief warns bankers of check fraud's potency
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  April 5, 2000 ;     454 words ...Ex-thief warns bankers of check fraud's potency By ROSE J. WESOLEK of...Frank W. Abagnale should know. This check fraud expert was once a white-collar...for a seminar on how to prevent check fraud. About 100 area business leaders...

Article: Check fraud costs local businesses more than $180 million annually
Central Penn Business Journal;  July 19, 1996 ;     700+ words ...Check fraud costs Las Vegas businesses between $500...thing a business owner could do to avoid check fraud is to make sure to require identification...license." The number of people arrested for check fraud is also on the rise. The statistics from...

Article: Thumbprint signature leaves a mark on check fraud
Texas Banking;  December 1, 1996 ;     604 words ......significantly impacting the amount of check fraud reported in Texas. Called Thumbprint...reduction in the amount of non-customer check fraud reported by Texas banks. The program addresses a growing check fraud problem being experienced by Texas...

Article: Mellon, PNC Test Inkless Fingerprinting As Way Of Fighting Check Fraud.(Originated from Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  March 22, 1997 ;     426 words ...Feb. 22--In an effort to combat check fraud, Pittsburgh's two largest banks, Mellon...practice as a way to stanch an explosion in check fraud driven by advances in technology that...significant reduction in losses from check fraud, according to Bob Davis, head of retail...

Article: Check fraud study released.(Strictly Business)(Brief Article)
Mississippi Business Journal;  December 6, 2004 ;     245 words ...WASHINGTON -- Attempted check fraud at the nation's banks rose to...Survey report. While attempted check fraud continued to rise, dollar losses...the ABA's biennial report. Banks' check fraud-prevention systems were credited...