cheque with unauthorized signature honoured

vroomfrondel

Emmzi wrote:

I think it's legally shaky ground in that YES they should have refused payment but TECHNICALLY you nicked his cheque so wrote a fraudulent one(albeit unintentionally).

I'd go for grovelling apology longstanding customer give me my money back etc etc BUT also ask why cheque paid.They don't like customers to know they never check anything under about £500...

Try £5,000 or even £10,000 in some banks. The cost for rectifying mistakes or fraud is far lower than the cost would be for checking every signature on every cheque.

It takes long enough for cheques to become available without the extra work and time involved in checking the signatures.

Dagobert

Just to let you know that A&L kindly refunded the charge.

A friendly letter can work wonders!