Check frauds occur when a check is forged, counterfeited and altered. Check fraud is a rampant crime which has ended up conning individuals and corporations of large sums of money. The rise of technology has given scammers, the ease to create forged checks with more accuracy. It is important to protect oneself, in all ways possible. In a case where the check is authentic, but there is no balance in the account, the check bounces, and both the parties are charged a fee. Forgery and alteration Checks which are digitally morphed with all the details including bank logo come under this. In this case, the check is easily passed, since checks contain personal and financial facts of an individual. It is recommended that one limits the usage of checks and use secure methods such as mobile and internet banking. Paperhanging and check washing It is usually done with the checks of an accounts that have already been closed. In check washing, the checks are washed with dyes to remove the writing on them and are cashed. These cases are extremely hard to prove and the customers do end up losing money. Methods to identity a forged check It might be a forged check if’, the details are not clear to read, and the bank details are blurry.