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Actually they will do a handwriting analyst of of those in question. I know this since it happened to my sister once. They took her handwriting and made her writing in several different ways the same name. and they try to see if there is any of the writing that matches what is on the check..lucky it was proved she didn't write the check. But she did find out that not all people are lik they seem..her "new' friend is the one that had done it..

My grandma had that happen to her. She never found out who it was. I think the bank does most of the investigating and you never find out. Like for me when someone hacked my account the bank gave me my money back, changed my account numbers, and investigated who made the purchases.

It is possible. For one thing when a forger forges a check, they copy the signature exactly, but no one writes a check the same all the time. (That is something that bank clerks, etc. forget.) and it all depends on the pressure point at certain words , the intensity that they make the dot for the i, etc. Banks and stores also have cameras, and people who know the person, so if someone who is not them comes in with their check, they will know. So it is easy to find out if that guy was framed or if his so called friend did it. And the police have ways to trip the other one up, if both were in on it. So don't you worry, the guilty party will make a mistake and get caught if he has not done so already.

I'm not familiar enough with forgery to be able to give you a definite answer here..the situation seems to have a lot of grey area..who benefited from the cheque? did one guy have something to gain by exposing the other guy? As you say,it could have been a setup to get that guy accused..Was the amount involved big enough? Are the Police on it? maybe they can do forensics tests to figure who wrote the cheque..

Yes it is possible. I'm not sure that I'm understanding the situation. Did one of these guys steal one of your landlords check and write it out to himself? If that was the case...your landlord needs to trace it to where it was cashed. The bank can help him in that. Most places that would cash checks have security cameras. They can look back on the tapes and see just who came in and cashed that check.

This is why I don't do checks, unless it's to someone I absolutely trusted (IE My sisters, mom, dad (who would never take a check or money from me) and my cousin who always used to do my hair for me) and with my landlord situation, I do email money transfer through my online banking. I like this method most of all, because my landlord is unreliable for picking up the checks on time, meaning sometimes he would wait 2-3 months before picking up the darn things! So I know for a fact that because of all my lovely bills, I can't be expected to have 2-3 months worth of rent in my account at all times, I've tried, and I can't, which SUCKS, but oh well. Doing the email money transfer costs me a 1.50 every time, but the way I see it? Better than having a bounced check, which lowers my credit rating as well.

There are ways yes, but it sure isn't going to be easy! Witnesses that are prepared to provide a statement that they saw the person doing it or cashing the cheque etc, camera footage of the person cashing a cheque or even signing it in a bank (Very difficult to use because it's unlikely that the camera will have captured footage that's close enough to see anything other than the person's face) and there's even handwriting analysis and forensics such as the pen used, imprinting on something rested on while the cheque was signed etc that can isolate an individual or where the crime took place. Personally I think that without a credible witness, it will be next to impossible to prove anything unless the authorities were to take the offence seriously enough to investigate using all the mentioned approaches and more.

You would probably have to find a person that specializes in and studies calligraphy. I think that it is not exactly possible to pinpoint who wrote what , but by analyzing and comparing the main strokes, the strength of each stroke on the paper, etc, it is possible to say if that person could have written a specific thing or not, even when they try to change the way they write. Other than that it is not that easy.

I don't think it is fair to blindly accuse a person for forgery. You need a strong witness to vouch for you. A case like this happened in my family. Someone managed to forged my mum's signature (joined account with my dad) and managed to withdraw all their fixed deposit 10 years ago. It was only discovered when my late dad wanted to renew the fixed deposit certificate and to withdraw the interest earned. Much to his shock he was informed that the money has been withdrawn. My dad sued the bank and is still pending for the hearing date. This case has dragged on for many years now. When our lawyers called my mum to get her signature sample it was totally different and we believe it was an inside job, the dishonest officers in the bank took advantage of elderly people, thinking that they can easily cheat them. The problem with my parents are, they are very secretive and will never tell us about any transactions with their bankers. Forgery is hard to trace unless you take the case to a higher level, like law suit. Maybe in cases like you mention here, just make a police report and narrow down the suspects. The CID will know the next course of action. I am sure with the police intelligence the truth will finally surface.

I really don't know how theye would tell unless they got an expert in on it to check out both of the guys handwriting.......I imagine the police would be right on top of it and figure it out...takes alot of stupids to do something like that...how they find the culprit!

The cops can get a handwriting analysis of both people and find out who did it. The innocent party won't mind giving it. If they are both in on it, the one who actually signed the check will be in the most trouble.

What I think is that this is the landlord's issue and this person needs to contact the authorities and go through the proper channels to see the issue resolved.

wow the things people do these days for money! I definitely think that the endorsement should be checked and there are cameras everywhere where they can cash a check.

I know that they can do it. A person I know had a check stolen, and someone forged his signature and cashed it. He thought he knew who had taken it, so he notified the bank and the police. There was an investigation, and the matter was resolved.

A handwriting specialist can tell exactly who wrote the check, even if they tried to disguise their handwriting. I know how your mind works, and mine does too.

there must be someone who can identify it.if he takes the check to the police they will know what to do with it or if they can't they will send it to higher authority to investigate.

well..they'd have to get signatures/writing samples of the possible suspects.. but some people's way of writing is so distinct even when copying some one else it's possible.

When you are cashing a cheque there are cameras there. However sometimes the cameras don't work so you gotta keep that in mind. Even if you go to a place like moneymart they surely have cameras and you can somewhat pinpoint the time frame down to be looking for whoever is the culprit. If they are both in on it I hope they both pay the price and deal with what they have done. They deserve to be punished.

Heyya sacmom! There are usually cameras and such recording transactions at banks and even small stores. The check should have to location in which it was cashed. Also a signature. They have handwriting specialists that can link a person to fraud. The state usually has them employed for just these situations.

That's something serious, they have a CCTV camera to over see all the rooms and transactions. they should have some one from the fraud department. it's just ranting and arguing, it will never end, until the cops find some one either of them guilty.