first time.. hopefully last

[ceagle]

In all my years, I've never been subjected to a check being stolen... but it finally happened. Same thing that happened to another friend a few months ago... someone intercepts a letter you send to pay a bill, then tries to forge it ;/

I'm now suspecting that there might be a crime ring around here doing it...

*sighs*

So luckily the bank where it was deposited caught it and let me know, but it will still be 7 to 10 days before the money gets refunded to my bank... plus.. I had to close my old account and make a new one, so that took a while... and in a strange unfortunate coincidence, I had just reordered checks, so I couldn't even use a single one of them.. loss of about $75 (I ordered a lot)... *sighs again* ... and in Economics if you include the OpportunityCost as well, that's probably another $50 or so... an overall loss of over a hundred smackers.. rarrrrrr... about a full day's pay lost just due to someone trying hard NOT to make an honest living ;/

I'll be mailing my checks directly from Inside the post office from now on... no more blue drop boxes...

Comments

[xolo.livejournal.com]

I'm trying to think of the last time I wrote (or received) a physical cheque. It's been awhile. If it's a recurring monthly payment, you can usually make arrangements with your bank to let your creditor bill them, and they pay it directly. You never have to mess with it, or buy cheques, or pay postage.

[c-eagle.livejournal.com]

Yep... I sorta do despise having to pay half a dollar these days to mail stuff... ;P ... I think 30c was more fair... plus the cost of an envelope if they don't include one...
So you don't receive or write physical cheques? Wow.... a Star Trek world! ;D