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Wow! Counterfeit Check like in the Movies!
Can anyone say Mission Impossible?
http://financialservices.house.gov/banking/5197chow.htm
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Chemical alteration is commonly referred to as "check washing". Check washers use a variety of acid-based chemical solutions to erase amount and payee information, while maintaining the integrity of the preprinted information. The check is then dried and altered with a new payee and significantly higher dollar amount before being presented for payment. One particular acid-based solution even allows for the alteration of a check and subsequent destruction of the evidence. In this instance, the check must be altered and negotiated immediately, as the chemical solution causes the paper to disintegrate within twenty-four hours, leaving no supporting evidence of the transaction.
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