Westerville police warn to stop sending checks in mail due to ‘washing’ scheme
WESTERVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) — The Westerville Division of Police has warned residents to stop sending checks through the mail due to dozens of “check washing” cases being reported. A…
This reminds me of the coin shortage a few years ago. I use cash everywhere locally. But people are using apps on their phones to ride a bus or even buy a cup of coffee. The clerks usually don't have enough change to give to me so they just say don't worry. T "They" want it all electronic.
This one is real. Happened to me twice and to other people where I live. Once in a business check that was written by my secretary to a local court reporting service downstate (check was mailed from downtown Chicago) and one was a personal check stolen from presumably the mailbox, although I wouldn't doubt it if post office employees were doing this too.
I do too, sometimes even giving my loose change to pay so I can get rid of some of it. I never use any kind of card shopping locally.
I started using cash because of Catherine Austin Fitts. She started the Cash Friday movement where we were to only use cash on Friday. This is a movement against the CBDC. Then she raised it up to Cash Everyday. Here's the great part for me. I would take out cash from an ATM every week ($300) and use cash from that. If I had any left over $50 bills, I put them in a pencil box. After about one year, I had just over $6000. When I had a recent auto repair ($1450), I just took the cash out of my pencil box. Bonus - my auto shop gives 5% off if you use cash.
It's a great little habit that really pays off.
Good reason to buy a safe. Keep your cash, and guns, ammo, important papers like the title to your car, etc. in there for safe keeping.