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Paid the garden guy last week with a check. Yesterday, he tells me he lost the check. Probably fell out of his pocket when he pulled out his wallet. No idea where.
He and his father before him have maintained the landscape here (and installed most of it) for 28 years. Not a trust issue of any kind. I gave him a new check, and he suggested stopping payment on the old check.
In this day and age, I'm wondering if a "stop payment" is enough. With a check that has the account number and a signature, a fraudster could quickly drain the account.
Since I have had this account for a long time, I prefer not to close the account and open a new one. Is this necessary? Before I visit the bank, what do you all suggest?
He and his father before him have maintained the landscape here (and installed most of it) for 28 years. Not a trust issue of any kind. I gave him a new check, and he suggested stopping payment on the old check.
In this day and age, I'm wondering if a "stop payment" is enough. With a check that has the account number and a signature, a fraudster could quickly drain the account.
Since I have had this account for a long time, I prefer not to close the account and open a new one. Is this necessary? Before I visit the bank, what do you all suggest?