Check fraud prevention guidebook: how to help protect your business

Checks remain the payment method most frequently targeted by fraudsters. Learn how the six most common check fraud schemes work, and what your business can do to help prevent them, safeguard your finances, and respond quickly if fraud occurs.

Learn best practices to help identify, prevent, and respond to check fraud

Check fraud continues to post a significant threat to businesses and organizations of all sizes, exposing them to financial losses, reputational damage, and operational challenges. Even as digital payments grow, checks remain the payment type most often subject to fraud. Resolving these incidents can be costly and time-consuming.

This guidebook is designed to equip your finance, treasury, and accounts payable teams with practical knowledge to help identify and defend against today’s most common check fraud schemes, from check washing and counterfeit checks to payee forgery and alteration.

Inside this guidebook

Common check fraud tactics

A clear breakdown of what each scheme is, how it happens, and which prevention methods can reduce exposure.

What to do if you detect check fraud

Step-by-step guidance on reporting an incident and pursuing recovery of funds.

How to proactively prevent fraud

Best practices your organization can put in place to help protect against costly incidents.

Your guide to check fraud prevention

Learn how to help protect your business against check fraud

Our teams developed this guide to equip leaders with practical knowledge to help identify, defend against, and respond to the most common check fraud schemes. Download it to strengthen your organization’s fraud controls.

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