What's a check?

Wife wrote check for granddaughter's birthday on Thursday last week....

metiger · 2025-04-29T03:16:01.810Z

put it in envelope to her. I placed it in our mailbox. I noticed next morning that door was down on box, envelope gone, and flag up knowing carrier had not been by box. So wife sees transaction on her account to Walmart for $448 and calls her bank reporting fraud. She realizes tonight that it was the check. So my question is how do they change everything on check and cash check with no ID? Maybe a Walmart employee? Isn't this a federal crime?

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Sad part is even if they were stupid, they probably won't bother

Apr 29, 2025, 5:37 AM

Taking the time to investigate much less prosecute them.

You have to trace the records. Trace the account. Then report the evidence. Then a DA has an attorney file charges. Then you have a court date. Arrest the person. Take them to jail. Go through a legal process. Probably costs $2500 to prosecute and charge and by then they're released that's about the fine they pay.

Thats the cold, angering math.

Had full blown identity theft once. Dude took out an 8K loan and bought two massive TVs at a Walmart in VA. I caught it. Reported it. Account was closed. Had to file a police report. Talked to a detective who could care less. Police report was needed to freeze credit or something. They closed the loan account and I didn't pay. I'm 100% positive they did zero investigation. Never heard from the police again. And I'm sure thst guy is probably still watching that TV.

Irony is we invest so much money into law enforcement, that smaller crimes are not prosecuted due to the cost. Cops drive around in 70k SUVs with 20k in options with 10k of equipment and a whatever salary, they're not going to waste time on smaller crimes... which is sad.

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And ALWAYS mail checks at the post office. Probably someone in the neighborhood who noticed that you put mail in the box - that red flag is a figurative red flag as well.

Although as has been said, once they get the account and routing number, they don’t need the physical check.

A while back there was a clerk at a local drugstore who was washing checks (using a q-tip and alcohol) to change the amount just a little bit and pocketing the change. It took several months for someone to notice because I guess most people don’t balance their accounts to the penny and the amounts were less than $10 each time. Of course this was back when a lot of people still used checks.

Sucks that people suck.

Wife wrote check for granddaughter's birthday on Thursday last week....

If they're super stupid....

Sad part is even if they were stupid, they probably won't bother

Is this not a federal crime stealing from a PO box?******

Probably.

PO has their own popo

Postal Inspectors are the last federal law enforcement agency you want to

"they're not going to waste time on smaller crimes"

Please send that cop to Lexington.

Dang thats a nice birthday check.***

This is exactly why all my outgoing mail goes into the box at the Post Office.

Seesm like they washed it maybe

Pay to the Order of

This is how we made fake IDs in high school

If you write a lot of checks use one of these -

Yes, that is a federal crime.

Mess like this is why I went to the bank and got an official check to

once I left my paycheck in my jeans pocket

My mother-in-law is slightly loony when it comes to mailing checks

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