Comments on: Decatur Police Alert: Recent Mail Thefts

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 15:27:40 +0000

My monthly statement now has an average of 3 or 4 actual checks written. The rest are direct debit or credit.

By: New Scott

New Scott — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 14:20:28 +0000

Online bill pay through any bank’s website is the best way to pay bills in my opinion. The bank guarantees the payment will be made on the date you assign (provided you have the money to cover it of course). I haven’t written a check to pay a bill in years. Checks are mostly used now to pay for things at the school or other small, local things where you’re handing the check to the recipient.

By: Oateoateo

Oateoateo — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 13:33:41 +0000

Actually, there is a way to chemically treat the checks that removes the ink. Once the check dries, it can be made out to “Cash” in virtually any amount under $10,000. Forged check is then presented for cash at a bank, and the forgery is not caught until you check your account. I only know this from Oprah, but then it must be true!

By: kachange

kachange — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 13:23:49 +0000

We had outgoing mail that included bill payments stolen out of our mailbox. The criminals used the checks to create fake checks made out to them and cashed $2500 against our account at 3 different banks in 3 different police jurisictions.

It was a nightmare. We did get the money refunded from the bank. I filed reports with Decatur Police, Atlanta Police, Fulton County Police but the people were never caught even though the bank had them on camera and their finger prints.

By: Decaturite Mom

Decaturite Mom — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 02:23:45 +0000

Someone printed up fake checks on our checking account about 10 years ago, and used them to buy things all over Georgia and Alanama. It’s trouble when your checking account suddenly has thousands less than you thought it did.