Oyin Adedoyin

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WSJ Your Money Briefing · How Writing Paper Checks Can Expose You to Fraud and Theft · 25 May 2023 podcast

They're also robbing the people who deliver the mail. matched

And usually those people will have a master key that can open a lot of those boxes. matched

And so as soon as they get access to that key, they can get access to all of the mail that's in there. matched

Some cases, they're also stealing apartment mailboxes as well. matched

So they're looking in those in order to find anything that's a check that they can just take. matched

And in these cases, they're depositing them into their own accounts or into fraudulent accounts that they've created solely for the purpose of cashing these checks. matched

One of those things is knowing exactly where you're keeping your checkbooks. matched

So a lot of people might throw their checkbooks in a drawer because they don't use them that much. matched

And that is a big no-no, banking experts say. matched

You should know exactly where your checks are. matched

In some cases, you know, leaving your checkbook out and about is almost as dangerous as leaving your social security card out. matched

So make sure that checkbook is in a safe place and try as much as possible to limit the number of checks you write. matched

But if that's not possible, then make sure that you're checking your bank account every day, especially around the holidays like Memorial Day and Christmas, where banks are often going to be closed. matched

Yeah, nowadays banks are getting really adaptable. matched

They urge customers to consider paperless options like Zelle, which is usually available through most banks, and that's for person-to-person transfers. matched

They also encourage people to use Cash App or Venmo. matched

Any of those apps that they're the most comfortable with are usually safer than mailing out a paper check. matched

They also encourage folks to make sure that they're writing checks out to people that they know, as opposed to writing a check to a stranger. matched

Those who work in banks recommend that people use credit cards because in those cases it's a lot easier to get that money back and dispute that charge if there is a fraudulent charge that's been made on a credit card. matched

Yeah, washing checks is a type of way that fraudsters can get rid of all of the information that's been written on the check. matched

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