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Default Forged Craigslist scam checks

HeyBub wrote:
Maxwell Lol wrote:
pyotr filipivich writes:

So what? It is amazing what you can do with a good quality
printer these days.


AFAIK You buy the blank checks, and use a special cartridge that is
magnetic for the account number. I'm not sure if a laser printer will
work.


Banks and clearing house no longer rely on magnetic ink - it's now all
optical.


Do you have a source for this?

Some merchants, however, still have magnetic ink scanners and won't
accept a non-magnetic check (i.e., Sam's Club).


I've never had a merchant use any kind of scanner on a check that I
presented at the counter.