Sedalia Dave Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 Good advice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 That is a very valid concern. Especially with some of the idiotry I work with. Yes, “idiotry” is a word. An obsolete word but a word nonetheless. It explains groupthink stupidity very simply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Kit Cool Gun Garth Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 Dave, Good information. It should also be noted that regardless of the year, your single digit month and date should always include a "zero" to prevent tampering with the timing of the document, be it a check, notarized paper, etc. (obviously depending on spacing) 1/3/2020 could become 11/13/2020 which would reflect being late if due by January 15th. 01/03/2020 is harder to modify Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 Many such documents get registered which becomes a permanent unalterable copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 Which is why today is 02 Jan, 2020. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish ike, SASS #43615 Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 I don't see the issue. Someone takes 1/2/20 and makes it 1/2/2016 to what end? Inks won't match as well as writing style. Ike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 People keep coming up with these. A few years ago I saw where they told you not to make out your income tax check to IRS, but to make it out to Internal Revenue Service. The reasoning is because someone could draw a N next to the I, making an M, turning IRS into MRS, then adding a name and having some woman cash it. It sounds plausible, but I wonder if it was ever done, or if someone came up with this idea to worry people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 1 hour ago, Alpo said: People keep coming up with these. A few years ago I saw where they told you not to make out your income tax check to IRS, but to make it out to Internal Revenue Service. The reasoning is because someone could draw a N next to the I, making an M, turning IRS into MRS, then adding a name and having some woman cash it. It sounds plausible, but I wonder if it was ever done, or if someone came up with this idea to worry people. They could also turn the 20 into 2021 (or so) making the check invalid until that date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramblin Gambler Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 This is why I only write dates in binary coded decimal. First someone would have to figure it out before they could try to mess with it. Today is 0001/0010/0010000000100000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 This could have also applied to the last year! I used 19 I didn't use 2019! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 10 minutes ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: This could have also applied to the last year! I used 19 I didn't use 2019! Boy did you get lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dantankerous Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 And to think this kind of forgery was once done to the hides of beef critters with a runnin iron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 "Idiotry" ... I like that term, PR, and it's applicable. Sounds like INFANTRY which is a whole bunch of people ... and from what I've seen, the IDIOTRY qualifies! Dantakerous, you're absolutely right, forgery WAS done with a runnin' iron! Forgery, an ancient and honored sport! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACKFOOT SASS #11947 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 18 hours ago, Alpo said: People keep coming up with these. A few years ago I saw where they told you not to make out your income tax check to IRS, but to make it out to Internal Revenue Service. The reasoning is because someone could draw a N next to the I, making an M, turning IRS into MRS, then adding a name and having some woman cash it. It sounds plausible, but I wonder if it was ever done, or if someone came up with this idea to worry people. I read that and thought maybe they would refuse to take it if I made it payable to IRS. No such luck! Thhey didn't guive a rat who it was made out to. Blackfoot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 I wrote my checks to Infernal revenue service. Didn’t matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixgun Sheridan Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Well apparently this has made the mainstream news now: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/stop-abbreviating-2020-police-say-it-leaves-you-open-to-fraud-and-could-cost-you-big/ar-BBYyqBo?ocid=ientp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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