Show fight the forgery racket BY FRANK J WILSON chief united states secret service IF TF YOU receive army or navy allotment or allowance checks or social security or other government checks heres a advice vice a about ou taking care of them do NOT endorse your check until you are in the presence of the person you will ask to cash it if you endorse your check and lay it aside at home not only may it be stolen but it may be lost in either case stolen or lost if it bears your endorsement and is cashed by some other person you will probably never be able to obtain the money represented by that particular check your endorsement dor is genuine and you cannot make a claim that the check was forged if you make a false claim against the government you can be prosecuted in the federal courts so keep your checks in a safe place and wait until you go to your bank or to the store where you get your checks cashed each month before you endorse them remember its up to you to protect that check |