RE: Duplicate checks.

In case of printer jam, capability exists to restart the printing of a
report, checks, invoices, whatever, which works when the system is not using
pre-printed check #s, which can be a royal pain to synchronize.

Some system operator printed 35 identical paychecks made out to that same
person, then was foolish enough to try to cash them all at the same time at
the same bank.

Before the banking laws were changed to make this a wee bit more difficult,
someone made a bunch of bank deposits over weekend, where the deposit
envelopes were filled with newspaper clippings, instead of money, made
withdrawals against those alleged deposit totals, then was foolish enough to
go into same bank Monday morning with the wad of cash, trying to get a money
order in the exact amount stolen.

Then there was the guy who printed his own checks, but instead of the bank
routing account of his NYC bank, he had in magnetic ink the routing of a
California bank. He paid his bills. The checks got sorted, delivered to
California, where no such account, so humans snail mailed the checks to the
NYC bank, which put them in the sorting machines, which sent them back to
California. He got caught when the paper wore out, so some human examined
the evidence to figure out how come.

-
Al Mac
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Subject: Duplicate checks.

I wonder if the administrators of our dental plan print the checks with
the Explanation Of Benefits (or EOB's) twice. Once to send to the
employee for reimbursement and once to file. And, to save hassle of
changing paper use the same stock? Reason why is I submitted four claims
and got 8 checks and EOB's. Four of the checks are perfect matches -
check numbers and all. Nothing on them stamped "duplicate" or anything. I
also wonder if they had a little turnover and the newbie stuffed them in
the same envelope like mine came in. I called our personnel office but I
thought I'd let you know in case some wonderkind at your office comes up
with the same brilliant idea.
Since there were gaps in the check numbers in the run I am going to assume
that I'm not the only one who got duplicates. Wonder who thought it was a
nice bonus and just cashed them?

Rob Berendt