What was going on? As realization hit, Doris knew somehow her name had been eliminated from the check and John Klinger’s name was printed on her checks with her bank number, debiting her precious funds. Then she looked even closer with the magnifying glass–the account number at the bottom of each check signed by Klinger was identical to her bank account even though his name and address were on the check. The bank must have made a mistake and applied his checks to her account. Looking more closely, Doris saw a new name: Josiah Klinger had signed three of her checks (fictitious name, of course). Balancing her checkbook she noticed that there were 13 cancelled checks, more than she realized she wrote. She and her beloved deceased husband had planned well and she was comfortable knowing that although she wasn’t wealthy, she probably had enough to live out her life.īut in only a few minutes, Doris would find out just how vulnerable technology has made her. She only wrote about 10 checks a month-the utility company, the phone bill, her rent and the few checks she wrote shopping at various stores close by.
After putting the goods away in her apartment, it wouldn’t take long to balance the checkbook. Doris was still living independently, buying her own groceries and curtains and copy paper, writing her own checks, balancing her own checkbook.
Checksoft checks driver#
The driver helped Doris put her packages in the car. Take a minute to see just how easy we have made it for the crooks. Fortunately, “Doris” discovered the scam and we were able to avert disaster. “I spent most of yesterday helping an elderly client who was scammed. The following is an alert sent out on a new check scam.
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