How can I protect myself from cheque fraud?
Last Updated: 18 Mar 2020
If an individual cheque or cheque book is lost or stolen, call ASB immediately on 0800 803 804 or visit any ASB branch.
Important tips to remember:
- Always keep your cheque book in a secure place.
- Let us know straight away if you change your postal address.
- Do not sign blank or incomplete cheques.
- Ensure you know the correct name of the payee.
- Use crossings to control how the cheque can be banked, see What is a crossing on a cheque?
- Ensure there are no large gaps between words or numbers.
- Write the word ‘only’ after the amount.
- Draw a line through any unused space in the payee and amount sections.
- If you make an alteration to what you have written, you must sign next to the alteration with your full signature.
If you need to stop a cheque, see How do I cancel or stop a cheque? for more details.
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