atw: Re: Writing numbers in cheques was Writing numbers in text [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

Hi,

Many years ago, I wrote a cheque with that problem -
words said something like $200 and the figure $20. The
cheque was flagged by the bank and a letter was sent
to me stating that the words take precedence over the
figures - so my cheque was put through as $200.

It may have been that particular bank. I certainly
didn't know the rule at the time.

Cheers,
Ana

--- Chris Virtue <cvlists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Been in a bank all year. Unless someone picks it up,
> it'll be paid as 
> $200. If the payee adds another zero, no one's going
> to know. They don't 
> check anything.
> 
> Howard.Silcock@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> >
> > Thanks to all for your responses. I might have
> known it was the 
> > *lawyers* behind this weird behaviour! As if it
> wasn't bad enough 
> > making us write 'BlackBerry devices', when no-one
> in their right mind 
> > would call them that in everyday speech.
> >
> > Does anyone know what happens if you write a
> cheque and put 'two 
> > thousand dollars' in words and $200 in figures?
> Can the payee assume 
> > you meant $2000?
> >
> > Howard 
> 
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