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Did a Millionaire Fire His Bank Because It Did Not Validate Parking?

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Dec 30, 1998 Next time a clerk looks down his nose at you, tell him about John Barrier and the Washington Sta ...
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Black American Express Card

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Mar 3, 2004 Man asks celebrity to pretend he knows him so that he can impress the people he's with, then snu ...
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Did Someone Once Write a Check on the Side of a Cow?

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson
Dec 30, 1998 A check doesn't necessarily have to be written on paper. It can be written on anything, as long ...
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Bank Charges from the Dead

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Oct 4, 2003 Rumor: A bank attempted to collect credit card service charges from a dead customer.
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FDIC Insurance Pays Out Over 99 Years?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Sep 24, 2008 After a bank failure, does the FDIC have 99 years to pay back insured deposits?
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Chase Bank Won't Allow Cash Deposits?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Sep 20, 2014 Does Chase Bank not allow cash deposits made by non-account holders?
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Centerfold Picture as ID

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David Mikkelson
Jul 7, 2000 Woman whose wallet was stolen offers centerfold as identification for a check.
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Paid in Full

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David Mikkelson
Mar 4, 2002 Can you discharge a debt by writing 'Paid in full' on your check?
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Check Fraud by Manipulating Routing Numbers

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Dec 3, 2000 Forger steals money by manipulating ABA symbols on checks.
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The Salami Embezzlement Technique

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Feb 21, 2001 A bank employee supposedly furtively amassed a large sum of ill-gotten gains by stealing very sm ...
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Bounced Check Complaint

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Aug 29, 2003 Rumor: Disgruntled customer writes caustic letter to his bank over a bounced check.
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Credit Card Issued to a Tree

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Dec 3, 2000 Did a bank issue a credit card to a tree.
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Zero Dollars Charge

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Oct 21, 1999 Man battles a $0.00 charge that won't go away.
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Disappearing Ink on Check

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Oct 21, 2010 A pair of scammers attempted to pass checks written in disappearing ink?
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'In God We Trust' to be Removed from U.S. Currency

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jun 17, 2014 According to a hoax news story, the removal occurred at President Obama's behest.
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Customer Liability for Chipped Card (EMV) Fraud

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Aug 4, 2016 The introduction of the EMV "chip card" has led to misinformation that swiping chipped credit or ...
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