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Tactics for avoiding the thumbprint-for-cash request

Posted 1 year 14 weeks ago by Julie Rains

Consumer Affairs, Entrepreneurship

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Does providing a thumbprint or fingerprint to cash an honestly-received check make you feel like a criminal? The practice adopted by many U.S. banks to protect itself and its customers from fraud, though understandable from a loss prevention perspective, makes me uneasy.

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