Abagnale’s thoughts on controlled stock are the same. He has designed several lines of checks, printed and tightly controlled to his specifications, with numerous security features, both overt and covert. His most recent checks, SuperCheck and SuperBusinessCheck, include thermochomatic inks and warnings to protect the check writer from fraud due to teller error. He explained his process: “When I design a check, I ask myself ‘how would I forge this check and what would I do to replicate this? Color copy it? Scan it?’ Then I go on and eliminate every possible conceivable thing that could happen to it and then come up with a finished check.” Abagnale pointed out, he does not sell the checks or make commission on them. He has simply designed a secure check to fill what he perceived as a hole in the market in his efforts to protect consumers. This dedication has earned him much respect above and beyond his already extreme expertise.
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Check 21 Won’t Stop Fraud: It Will Promote It