A real consumer advocate would demand GMOs be labeled on all food and all poisons used from seed to consumer...

So this Rheingold guy is warning people to be careful with checks lying around....more fake news from cnn

Same applies to any year since 1010 except those ending 00

Forgery is forgery....most stores have cameras to catch forgers.....

Good advice!

I don't even abbreviate it when talking, or, probably "abbreviate" is the wrong word. I pronounce the year properly, "Two thousand- twenty", rather than like an optometrist describing your vision. I can't help it. It's probably because of my disappointment in the lack of grandeur of the whole century so far; for example, 2001 came along and not only were we not exploring strange alien obelisks orbiting Saturn (or Jupiter, in the film version), we had even given up on the Moon. And where's my flying car? There were supposed to be flying cars!!

Pronouncing the entire year's name is about all I can do to make it seem suitably impressive these days.

I've read that a couple times or more now, and all the dates I've written have been 2020. I will take no chances.

Some good information. Basically, one needs to be aware. If it's a stale check (I just shredded one which I put the wrong amount on) get rid of it, pronto. Also, lots has come out that paying by debit card is not safe. In this day and age of scams and hackers we really need to be C A R E F U L!!!

People still use checks?

Wow, I haven't used checks since the banks invented free billpay, but thanks anyway.

This is nice to know. These days I write only one check a month and that is because I refuse to pay a buck to allow that payment on my debit card.

As a software developer I've been conditioned to write four digit years since, like 1990 when I started getting out in front of the Y2K problem in the code base of all my clients.

But this is a social engineering hack I hadn't considered; thanks for pointing it out. My wife mentioned it this morning also. I'll be sure and pass it on to acquaintances and anyone else who will listen (both of them, lol)

I would imagine that if you had a contract with someone, you would also have a copy and could prove that they had added the date. That's the whole point of the contract. Checks also have additional records that should prove you meant 2020 not whatever date someone might add. It's not a bad idea to write the whole year out but I don't think you need to be too worried about people taking advantage of that.

I've always been fascinated by time when I apply the date I go overboard 01/04/2020

I bend over backwards to never write checks (my handwriting is so terrible it's kinda a favor to others). I'm still on check #6 on my personal checking account I opened about 6 years ago - #1 was to my attorney as a retainer, the other 5 because the dog groomer only took cash or checks for about 2 years.

2 things in the bible I agree with. Everyone should take a day of working off a week, and don't lend or borrow money. Hopefully I'll remember not to abbreviate if I do have to sign something, though.

Thanks for the wise words and heads up

Interesting! I pay my bills online, but for the one or two checks I do write, I’ll use the full monty — 2020 it is! Thanks for the caution!

I heard about this on the news.. always have to be careful