On Monday, September 16, 2019 at 8:50:50 AM UTC-10, wrote:
> On Monday, September 16, 2019 at 11:18:12 AM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
> >
> > On 2019-09-16 12:01 p.m., Janet wrote:
> >
> > > Each cheque comes printed with the name and address of the bank, the
> > > bank's sort-codes, the name of the account holder/signatory, and the
> > > number of the account the cheque is drawn on and the number of the
> > > cheque. My bank supplies them in a tear-off pad called a cheque-book.I
> > > order a new cheque book either at the bank's ATMs or via online banking.
> > >
> >
> > Hmm... ordering cheques online and providing them with your name,
> > address, bank name and account number. I guess there is no need to
> > worry about identity theft there.
> >
> And you think your information is safe just because you're doing business with
> a bank?? Dreamer. These online check ordering businesses have been in business
> for y e a r s. You don't feel comfortable giving your information out online?
> Then you can place your order by the good old postal system.

The company I work for recently had a call from a guy that said he had an unauthorized charge on his card. Someone from Canada purchased a set of hearing aids and paid for it by giving a card number. The aids were sent to him.. The guy calling had demanded that the funds be returned to his account. My boss took the call and then told his wife to refund the money immediately..

His wife said "no." The guy calling had a different name than the guy that made the purchase and they had already received the product. She said the guy had to notify the bank and the bank would straighten the mess out. She suspected a scam and I'm inclined to agree with her. After all, she's smarter than anybody in the office. She's even smarter than me and my wife. I frequently pick her brain.

This is a good lesson for business owners: don't give refunds to any voice on the end of a telephone line. Refer them to the issuing bank. Of course, if the caller was legit, our company will pretty much have to eat the charge. That's just the cost of doing business long distance, I guess.