Fingerprint recognition in schools

[Peter Fairbrother]

Nicholas Bohm wrote:

> What is clear is that with cheques, there is a small amount of hard
> evidence (the disputed cheque); and I'm sure most forgeries are only
> just good enough to deceive the paying bank (or accepting merchant in
> cheque card cases), because making a really good forgery (one good
> enough to make a document examiner think it genuine) is a lot harder.
> So most forgeries are hard for the bank to dispute against a persistent
> customer.

I lost a hole-in-the-wall card some time ago - someone then used the 
bank details on it to get a standing order for an expensive stereo.

When queried the bank were at first reluctant, even threatening - but 
when the form was eventually produced the signature was just my name in 
capitals (the card didn't have a signature on it, so the thief wouldn't 
have had a specimen to forge).

So don't assume the paying banks even check signatures!

-- Peter Fairbrother