A check was written using my routing and account number for a very large amount. Nothing else matched. I was wondering if it is possible tosue for an attempted forgery.
2007-02-19 02:40:59 · 9 answers · asked by jake 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
You can contact the DA's office and have it prosecuted. Have the person arrested for forgery.
However, unless you can prove real damages, it probably would not be worth your while to sue them civilly, based upon the facts given.
Contact an attorney in your area.
Good luck!
2007-02-19 02:47:14 · answer #1 · answered by MenifeeManiac 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
It is possible, but a better way to go about it is to file a report with the police department. Forgery is a crime, and if you take the criminal route (instead of the civil suit route), the government will prosecute for you and often demand restitution as part of the sentence.
That being said, you CAN sue, but the burden of proof will be on you to show that the forger intentionally and fraudulently hit your bank account.
2007-02-19 02:49:50 · answer #2 · answered by Scotty Doesnt Know 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes. Given you have identifying information that substantiates, through physical evidence, the person you name in your suit. You might consider a small claims action against the person. Chances are they will fail to show up to court. In that case, I would be prepared - again by doing your homework - with information on their assets such as a house or vehicles. The Judge will almost always (in small claims) award you the amount you are seeking in damages (reasonable) and put a lien on any assets the defendant has. This allows you to get your money when they go to sell the assets only.
2007-02-19 02:49:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
If NOTHING else matched it was likely just a printing error on the checks where the account number was off by one digit (for example, your account number is 11111, and theirs is 11112 but was printed incorrectly on their checks as 11111). Surely the bank helped you resolve this? So why would you want to sue anyone?
2007-02-19 02:50:15 · answer #4 · answered by kp 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes, and it is a crime! Usually people who forge checks don't have any pockets (ie money) and aren't worth the money to sue them, unless it is a lot of money!
2007-02-19 02:47:40 · answer #5 · answered by cantcu 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You can sue for anything, as long as you find out the person's name and where they can be contacted.
2007-02-19 02:45:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you know who did it, you can sue to recover the damages.
There will almost certainly be criminal charges against the person as well, ifyou report it to the police.
2007-02-19 02:45:00 · answer #7 · answered by Citicop 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, definitely you can sue against the person who has forged your check.
Good luck
2007-02-19 02:46:54 · answer #8 · answered by Zain 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Sure, but who? And for what? Do you have an actual loss?
2007-02-19 02:50:30 · answer #9 · answered by Milana P 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋