has anyone ever heard of banks fingerprinting you to cash a check? and if so why? thanks
2006-12-15 06:09:12 · 17 answers · asked by HENNY 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Personal Finance
yes they do it all the time at check cashing places
so banks banks started doing it
this has happen to me alot
and I am a nice old lady
2006-12-18 09:45:13 · answer #1 · answered by francesgjoyner 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most banks take a thumb print if you cash a check at a bank you don't have an account at. It is for security if the person who wrote the check turns around and states that X person did not cash the check, another person did. It is a secure method of ID.
2006-12-15 14:12:27 · answer #2 · answered by Jen 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, more banks are doing it. I recently went to the bank to deposit my husbands check & get $20 back, I'm not on that account, they wouldn't do it. It is for security reasons. Wouldn't you rather be safe than sorry? I have been fingerprinted before. Once your bank knows you they don't always print you.
2006-12-15 14:20:53 · answer #3 · answered by Vickie A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, it's been going on for well over a decade at some banks. Typically they ink your thumb with ultraviolet ink and have you press your thumb on the check. If you refuse to do so, they'll probably refuse to cash the check.
2006-12-15 14:13:51 · answer #4 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Banks around here have been taking a right thumb print for a few years now.
2006-12-15 14:25:19 · answer #5 · answered by NeverTell 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have a bank in town that takes your thumb print if you don't have an account with them. It's done in case the check is bad.
2006-12-15 14:14:55 · answer #6 · answered by Kismitt 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, if you dont have an account with that bank they usually fingerprint you. To cover their a@$
2006-12-15 14:16:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutley they will finger print you, but only if you do not have an account with them. They do it so that they have a record of you in case you are cashing a forged or fraudelent check.
2006-12-15 14:11:37 · answer #8 · answered by Strategic Sourcing Expert 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I have done it serveral times for years. Thats why they have that little round ink sponge on the other side of the window. I am in California. Maybe is new where you are.
2006-12-15 14:17:55 · answer #9 · answered by decarlo75 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, they used to take my thumbprint every time i cashed my check at my old job. they do it so if you a cashing a check illegally they know who to look for
2006-12-15 14:13:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋