So this all begs the earlier question, how then does one prove that a check was fraudulently written in the event that one's checks suddenly turn up all over New England as part of a stranger's shopping sprees at K-Mart and Home Depot? (Speaking from experience).

Luckily, the stores faxed me copies of the checks themselves, and the signature was obviously not my own. However, with all of these electronic transfer mechanisms, and automated document distruction, there has to be some electronic verification that should accompany checks. Perhaps requiring entry of a PIN or some other uniquely identifying information.

At any rate, oh, yeah. I think I filled out a check once for a bill while on a mileage run.

(Fixed typo.)

[This message has been edited by RChavez (edited 11-04-2003).]