Questions tagged [check]
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Fraud of HMRC check?
I have quick question. I have been informed by HMRC that I overpaid income tax. However, I never received any check in post. It turns out it happened not long after I moved form, one address to ...
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Can I claim only part of the full amount of a check?
I received a long awaited check today (USA) written for $X. For complicated reasons (we had some dispute about how much was owed for what), I only want to accept $Y from this person for this service, ...
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U. S. Treasury Check signed "pay to the order of"
My son received several checks from the VA, he signed them pay to the order of me, his mother, where can I cash them? My Credit Union won't accept them.
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Why do US banks cash cheques without verifying them first with the issuing bank?
This is my first question on this site and may be a weird one. Thank you for being gentle and telling me if I'm off.
My question is simple, but I'm guessing that the answer probably isn't. Also, ...
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Are everyone's checks unique?
Are checks from the bank are unique? Can you give a blank check to a friend so that they can use it as if it were their own? Or must checks be linked to a person's bank account?
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security considerations when mailing checks
I 've read in US forums that the IRS might mail you a check if you have a tax return. I 've also heard from expatriates living overseas who received such a check that they "simply" mailed it back to ...
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Check is made out to my business name and personal name - can i deposit it in personal?
I have received a check made out to
My Business Name
My Personal Name
My Home address
Formatted like that.
Can I deposit it in my personal checking account?
Thanks!
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International check in EUR
How long does it (usually) take to cash a check in the US from a bank in Italy, in Euros? It is from a big bank, Unicredit.
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Buying certified Canadian checks or money orders online from the US?
I live in the US and I need to send an application to a consulate in Canada. The consulate only accepts certified checks or money orders issued by Canadian institutions in Canadian dollars and cannot ...
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What do I do if someone forges my check
Someone recently forged my signature and used that to withdraw money from my account.
I already called the bank (Chase) and they put a restriction on that account and open a new account for me. They ...
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Am I legally obligated to destroy or void a check?
I received a check for 9 cents from a major bank for an overpayment (as a result of setting up automatic electronic payments and not wanting to send an extra one time payment of 9 cents at the end). I ...
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How do Money Service Businesses (cheque cashing places, Money Tree, etc) actually cash cheques?
I understand a paper cheque ("check" en-US) is essentially a type of legally enforceable contract.
The writing on the cheque essentially says: "I, Mr. Moneybags will pay £500 to Mr. John Smith. I ...
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How to write a non-transferable check for sending in the mail?
I want to write a check in the US, to be sent to the recipient via standard mail (USPS). What (and where) do I need to write on the check (in addition to the standard recipient name, $ amount, date ...
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To what extent is it worthwhile to report check fraud / refund scams?
I listed a car for sale on behalf of a 90 year old, and attracted scammers.
One has now sent me a "check" for $4000, for a $1500 car purchase. I'm supposed to deposit the check, then pay ...
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how to do 3rd party endorsement
I have received a check from the US department of treasury and I'd like to endorse it over to my daughter. On the back of the check where I endorse it above it has pretyped message from department. ...
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Town and out-of-town cheques: where are both payable?
In the term database of the Government of Canada, the definition is provided for an out-of-town cheque:
A check [drawn] on a bank which is located outside the territory of
the clearing house with ...
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If a check is written for bill, but account number is not mentioned on memo line, is it still processed?
On some of the bills I've seen mentions to add account number on check's memo line, but on others - no mention. Hence's this question.
For the sake of example, suppose I've got bill from internet ...
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Cashing Foreign checks [duplicate]
My brother is sending me a check from Germany. Can I cash that foreign check at any United State Bank? I have tried to research all the possibilities.
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Other ways besides USPS/FedEx/etc to deposit LARGE checks into online banks?
Mobile Deposit is great and all, but most mobile apps have pretty low deposit limits. Even though Ally's limit is high ($50,000), checks can of course be higher.
Thus, what's the alternative to ...
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HCE Excess Refund on 401k Plan
This year, I received a letter from the company I worked for notifying me that they did not pass the 401k non discrimination test. As a highly-compensated employee, I received an excess refund check ...
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Can a bank not honor the full amount of a check drawn on their customers accounts?
A local bank, which my employer uses for payroll, is about to institute a policy where they will charge non-customers of the bank a $5 fee to cash a check drawn on one of their own customer's accounts....
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Cashier checks purchased in the 80's at a bank that is now closed - the State Treasury Dept can't find them
My dad who is deceased purchased cashier checks in the 80's and the bank has since closed. I reached out to the States unclaimed property; they found several checks but there are a few left that they ...
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Counterfeit checks were created for my account. How does this type of fraud work?
Two days ago, first thing in the morning I updated my quicken accounts and saw that my primary checking account had two unidentified checks totaling several thousand dollars, wiping out the account ...
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Depositing check with blank legal line at Bank of America
Someone wrote me a check but left the legal line (i.e., the line where the check amount is spelled out with words) blank.
I tried to deposit it at the counter at my local Bank of America, and the ...
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How to safely destroy (a large quantity of) valid checks?
A while ago I had my bank issue me new checks due to a change of name (I got married). However I still have many hundreds of checks with the out of date info (they're an online bank and issue about ...
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Accidentally cashed a check twice
I got a loan from a company, it was a paper check that i had received the check in April. I found the check today, un-signed, no void notes. I figured I hadn’t cashed it in considering it wasn’t even ...
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IRS federal refund paper check [duplicate]
I worked in the US this summer and I received a paper check from tax returns on my address in the US. But I live in Europe now, and I don't have an American debit card.
Can a friend of mine who has ...
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Accept a check on my behalf in USA, and then transfer the money to me in Europe
I live in Europe, and I work with a client from USA. Currently he is only able to pay via check, so now I am looking for some way to get paid.
Best way would be to have a relative or a close friend ...
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Bank account got shut down for fraud from my sugar daddy? [duplicate]
I recently met some sugar daddy and gave him my bank username and password for him to deposit money into my account. I had about 9.00$ in my account and he tried depositing 800$, then next day I tried ...
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How to handle stolen check with unhelpful issuer
Someone stole a check from me and received my money. The check was from a large company, and they aren't interested in assisting me in resolving the issue. I don't know who stole the check.
Is there ...
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Automatic check reader error: How common?
I sent a check to my credit card company for $1234. The automatic check reader there read it incorrectly as $12.34, which was the amount that was paid and also what was cleared from my bank. I looked ...
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Cheap payment processing options apart from credit card [closed]
I receive check payments from some customers who mail it to me. Recently, some priority mail express packages have had to be redelivered or lost.
Yes, they do lose mail!
I spoke to a local mailman who ...
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Must I void or destroy a check after using its check number online?
The online banking system I use to pay my car loans requires checking account number, routing number, and a check number. If I use a check number from a real check in my checkbook, should I then void ...
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How can I convince my bank to accept deposits without my signature?
My credit union doesn't accept any check deposits without signature endorsement from the recipient. I have a joint savings account with my spouse. They do not accept checks made out to both me and my ...
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Mistakenly wrote "dollars" in dollars section of check
When filling a check, I wrote the alphabetic value correctly. However, I wrote "dollars" at its end (while it itself has this word).
Should I cross it out? Ignore it? Or rewrite the check?
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Why, in case of a check scam, am I the responsible one and not the bank?
I simply do not understand why in a check scam it is the individual who deposits the check in a bank who is the one responsible, rather than the bank that accepted the check.
Isn't a bank in better ...
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I am missing one cent [duplicate]
What if I wrote 2 cheques for 151.53, therefore a total of 303.06$ will be due. and I have 303.05$ in the bank? Will one cheque bounce?
Can I just change the decimal of one cheque to be 151.52 and ...
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Can I cash a personal check against my business account?
Can I cash a check made payable to me personally through my business checking account? I'm a sole proprietor in Washington state (U.S.).
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Do I have to sign a check with "For Deposit Only" and Account number?
My business processes a lot of checks and I was thinking about ordering one of those For Deposit Only stamps.
If I get it to say with account number:
"FOR DEPOSIT ONLY
00000000"
Is that ...
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Canada cheque cashing fiasco
Landlord had me mail checks to his business in business name. They were cashed. He now tells me he gave me wrong address and I need to give him the money. I already had the money taken from.account. ...
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Why do banks have daily deposit limits for check deposits with app?
I have a bunch of accounts at Fidelity and use their app to deposit checks on my phone. Each account has a daily deposit limit that is based on a number of factors, but the most important appears to ...
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How can I make the cheque for my bank account closing balance usable by someone else?
When closing my UK bank account and moving abroad, I got a cheque from my building society that states
Pay MR F M ANAPHORY ***********
The Sum of (Not exceeding ten thousand pounds unless ...
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Is it more difficult to reverse a fraudulent check if it is cashed at a check-cashing service rather than deposited at a bank?
Say that someone gets ahold of my checking information and writes a fraudulent check from my account. Then they cash it at a check cashing store.
I notice a week or so later, call my bank, and report ...
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If/how check security features really prevent against fraud
So I buy "blank check stock", or security-enhanced thick paper for printing checks. I then print a check with the appropriate MICR font at the bottom space, and put all the other relevant info on the ...
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Is E13B MICR font necessary for printing custom designed checks?
Wikipedia states:
Although compliance with MICR standards is voluntary in the United States, their use with cheques is almost universal.
So it's voluntary. I'm wondering if this means you could ...
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The alternatives to checks, credit cards, and cash, for transactions
So personally I pretty much just use a credit/debit card for most purchases, but cash is not uncommon, and checks are often used for paying rent to landlords or some small businesses. Then there are ...
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The design requirements for the back of a check
I was just wondering about the paper and printer to use for secure custom designed checks, and realized that I have never seen the back of a check that doesn't look like the image in the above link. I ...
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The paper and printer to use to custom print secure checks [closed]
I saw this which describes generally how to print checks. And this which basically says there's no standard for the layout of the graphics/text on the checks, but you need the checking/routing number ...
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How can a check duplication scam like this work? [duplicate]
So, I saw this report titled “The Remington Rip-Off? Company Denies Its Promises to Inspire Youth Cost Unsuspecting Older People Thousands of Dollars” on NY1—a local, reputable news organization in ...
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Where to get completely custom designed checks [closed]
Wondering if you can get custom designed (the "look") checks from Bank of America, or if not, which Banks (a few of them) offer this feature. Maybe it's possible to design your own checks independent ...
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