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Reducing Fraud Losses

Question: 
We are getting hit hard with fraudulent new accounts who deposit $50 to open the account, then deposit a bogus or NSF $9,000 check two days later and withdrawal that amount before the check is returned. Any ideas how to legally stop this from happening without offending legitimate new customers?
Answer: 

Some alternatives include:

  • Change your availability rules and disclosures for new accounts under Reg. CC
  • Train employees to see this pattern and encourage them to verify such checks before accepting them for deposit
  • Train employees to see this pattern and refuse to accept these checks for deposit (make them go to collection)
  • If not already doing so, verify your new customers using a negative file search like ChexSystems and/or pulling a credit bureau report


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First published on BankersOnline.com 1/6/03

First published on 01/06/2003

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