WriteON
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Is there such a thing? A friend had a check intercepted ( I mean stolen from the PO). It was washed and went from $50 something to $8100. It was washed and got deposited/cashed. Can that be prevented by a certain type of ink?
Wash proof ink
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duncsuss
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Yes, there are quite a few inks that are touted as being indelible after they've dried. Noodler's Ink has "just waterproof" and another range called "bulletproof".
For a description of the various types, see https://noodlersink.com/about-us/
For a description of the various types, see https://noodlersink.com/about-us/
MRDucks2
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An EnerGel LR7A, as I recall, was requested For pens I made for Nurses. The "A" suffix was for archival so records could not be altered.
Bryguy
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Google indelible ink.
Curly
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The Uni-ball 207 refills are a gel ink that is check washing resistant. The ink imbeds itself in the paper so it can't be completely washed out. Look it up. The old style of Sierra Click had a refill extension. Marla used to toss the refill and the extension and replace it with the Uni-ball instead and feature them as anti check washing. You will have to experiment with lengthening the tubes of the new Sierra Clicks or some other kits to make them work or your friend could just use the Uni-ball 207 pens, at least for writing checks.
I can't remember the last time I wrote a check as everyone uses credit cards, Interact type bank cards or does direct bank transfers. Most stores won't take them anymore.
I can't remember the last time I wrote a check as everyone uses credit cards, Interact type bank cards or does direct bank transfers. Most stores won't take them anymore.
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I asked the same question about a year ago:
https://www.penturners.org/threads/which-refills-resist-check-washing-or-bleeding.172869/
https://www.penturners.org/threads/which-refills-resist-check-washing-or-bleeding.172869/
MRDucks2
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Lol. Looks like the same people provided pretty much the same answers. At least we are consistent!
jttheclockman
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OK we are going down this rabbit hole, Is there a ink pen that does not wash out? I still pay by check and always will. I am on the other side of the fence thing about theft on the computer thing so I do not pay on line. I always just picked up an ink pen usually I had gotten from an advertising company you get in the mail. Have a ton of them all over the place. I always drop my mail off at post office so not sure how a check could get altered. Guess I need to step up my game some.
greenacres2
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Any ink i've gotten on any shirt NEVER washes out--so maybe DeLuxe could start printing checks on about a dozen nearly new shirts of mine!!
While i don't have blind faith in my internet connections at home or the office, they are both probably more secure than a piece of paper that changes hands multiple times in the mail system. That said, for the few things i still have to mail a check for--i've been using my bank's bill paying system for several years. They write the check and mail it at no additional cost to me, and the checks are encoded so that my account number doesn't appear on it. Handwritten personal checks include both the bank routing number and account number along with name & address--too much info on those for my liking. (wasn't that long ago we had our SSN's printed on there too--as a "convenience"!!)
earl
While i don't have blind faith in my internet connections at home or the office, they are both probably more secure than a piece of paper that changes hands multiple times in the mail system. That said, for the few things i still have to mail a check for--i've been using my bank's bill paying system for several years. They write the check and mail it at no additional cost to me, and the checks are encoded so that my account number doesn't appear on it. Handwritten personal checks include both the bank routing number and account number along with name & address--too much info on those for my liking. (wasn't that long ago we had our SSN's printed on there too--as a "convenience"!!)
earl
The Signo series? Hold on one sec....
.... turns out they can be converted to rollerball pretty easily. A little trim off the back is doable as the chamber seal is about a cm or so up from the end. That and a light sanding of the collar will do it.
And on that note, I went to a briefing by Frank Abagnale (yes, that one) about five years ago and he mentioned then that check washing is still one of the most common forms of fraud out there. A quick google search is indeterminate - some articles say it's down and written checks will soon go the way of the dinosaur, and others say that check fraud is actually going up.
cancelled-5-reasons-paper-checks-are-disappearing
By 2026, analysts suggest that the paper check will be extinct. Already the number of checks written annually has dropped by 1.8 billion a year. The reasons that paper checks have outlived their usefulness include speed and safety.
www.waldenu.edu
Check fraud is on the rise. Here's what you need to know and how to avoid it
Check fraud has spiked in the U.S. as thieves use age-old tricks to swindle Americans out of their money and then sell bogus checks on the darknet, a monitoring group has found.
www.npr.org
Millennials Are Still Using Checks – Here’s Why – Vericast
www.vericast.com
And for indelible fountain pen ink, this article has done the research
The Best Waterproof Fountain Pen Inks | JetPens
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