By the Kindersley RCMP, April 27, 2016
The Kindersley RCMP is asking for your help in solving the following crime:
On Monday April 4th, 2016 two males entered a local Kindersley business and purchased a cell phone and computer using a cheque. Two days later on April 6th, 2016 one of the same male suspects came back to the business and purchased another computer with a cheque. Both cheques were found to be fraudulent and did not belong to any real bank accounts.
The suspects are described as males in their 40’s or 50’s, one male being just under six feet tall and the other male being slightly shorter.
The investigation is on going and the Kindersley RCMP ask anyone with information to contact their local RCMP Detachment.
The Kindersley RCMP would also like to remind the public to be cautious when accepting cheques as payment. Most cheques, money orders and bank drafts issued by Canadian banks have security features that you should always look for when accepting payment. With cheques, details of these security features are usually printed on the back of the cheque and can include things such as watermarks and intricate designs that will disappear if the cheque is scanned or photocopied. The same is usually true with money orders issued by Canadian banks.
-Make sure the cheque is properly dated and completed.
-Don’t accept cheques showing any signs of alteration.
-Don’t accept post-dated cheques and never agree to hold a cheque until a future date.
-Don’t accept a cheque made out to the buyer and then signed over to you.
-Don’t accept cheques for an amount greater than the purchase price.
-Don’t accept counter cheques (cheques with no preprinted information such as name, address, or account number).
And as always, if it doesn’t feel right or you are unsure, ask for another form of payment or make other arrangments.
