Check Fraud - Paper And Persuasion

[Music] uh sorry to trouble you but I need some identification please yes all right there you are I knew you were a doctor the stethoscope and all yes over in Lakewood look uh I'm doing surgery in 10 minutes uh doctor I'm supposed to see your driver's license I I've got procedures well listen so have we and if I'm not performing them in a few minutes well it'll just take a second I I really should verify the check well listen you go ahead if there any problems you call me a doctor yes what is it now well whenever I raise my arm just like this I got a pain right across here and well let me give you some professional advice don't raise you're [Music] wrong oh boy sometimes this racket is more trouble than it's worth I don't mean being a doctor hell I'm no doctor my name isn't even Mark trani although that's the name I'm using this week no sir actually I'm a con man although I prefer paper hanger or passer has a little more class you know what I mean now some Crooks use guns me I stick them up with paper bogus checks and false ID to back it up actually I make a pretty good living convincing all those marks uh clerks that all this paper is good being a doctor is just one way security guard or policeman works pretty good too but when you're a professional like I am you don't need all these uniforms no sir stick around you might learn [Music] something well it's that time why am I so nervous I sure gave me enough training I guess the first day on any job's a little scary ma'am could you please tell me where the coffee is yes right over there in I 18 fine thank you you're welcome I want to do everything perfect today really impressed Mr Mor well here goes Hi how are you fine fine thank okay lesson number one excuse me the secret to any check scheme is quality identification Sam here prints some of the ID I use you know uh business cards ID badges stuff like that Sam they crying out loud it's almost 3:00 in the morning like I keep telling you Tony you can have it done fast or you can have it done right now take your pick okay Sam in this room you're the boss now some of the ID I use come straight from the government like these now look at this looks like a legitimate license huh at least it started out that way when I bought it from a fence if you don't look very carefully you might accept this but I'm 5' 10 look at this it's glued on of course uh when I do one of my expert routines who's going to notice now a very slick check passer could get by with some pretty poor pieces of paper but why take chances oh very nice very nice Sam you're an artiste now I ask you could anybody turn down an honest face like [Music] this her first day yesterday wasn't so bad I guess I think I'll like this job this guy really needs a new wallet would you mind taking the license out please telephone please me Mr Norton was right comparing the signatures upside down really does force you to look at them closely and I need one more piece of identification please let's see we can't accept social security cards business cards library cards hope he's got something else yeah it's fine thank you yes sir young man I don't have to wait while you flirt with your girlfriend it was my mother yes well anyway I want you to cash my payroll check please is it necessary to have this here please remove this from the counter I need to see some ID oh you would would you I'd like you to know that I've been in this store before as a matter of fact I cashed a check yesterday with your boy hello Mr kimp oh hello there how's the record business oh so so he wants to cash a check go ahead I know nice weather beautiful oh that was an easy 300 bucks actually I did lay a small personal check there yesterday after I buted up the boss a little in a few days that check and the payroll check I just endorsed will bounce higher than a kite uh incidentally uh would you like to know where I got that payroll check from my own company oh yes I really am an executive welcome to corporate headquarters really using one of my many names I set up a company guess who printed my payroll checks H the bank I just make them out to one of my aliases and I cash them quickly I also uh work with stolen checks from more legitimate businesses [Music] those are nice pieces of paper to get a hold of if the company's a big one nobody's going to think twice about accepting them if the checks are taken clean and quiet it could be weeks before the company finds out someone else is signing his checks and I've got some inside connections too they get me company checks already filled out and signed I just stand in for the people who supposed to get them here it's for $25 more do you have one of our cards no but here's a driver's license and a credit card well um ma'am I can take your check for the amount of the purchase but if you want us to give you cash you'll have to fill out one of these applications we'll send you card in about a week and then you can cash checks it's from a local bank Well ma'am it's store policy all right I'll write another check just for the groceries I wish that didn't have to be part of the job she's probably telling the truth but I've got to follow policy well I've got a little time why don't you go ahead and give it a full tuneup uh by the way uh will you take a check sure good a lot of stores ask you to fill out application forms to cash checks now if they really looked at those application forms it might might do them some good but they don't and that just helps me like the store over here last week I went in and filled out one of their precious application forms most of the time they don't even look at the things but for some reason the guy over there checked out mine now did he look up my company in the phone book to see if it's legit no that takes time he just called the phone number I gave him and my friend was ready I do that's what makes it all so hard good afternoon analog Development Associate can I help you Mr trony yes he's been with us quite some time sure mhm have a nice day now you think i' change things if I could oh Lisa please so now I've got one of their cards and then never asked for any other ID so I've got it made and I didn't have to forge any signature because I signed the card myself uh actually I'm not very good at faking signatures and that's why I don't worry Travelers checks but I've Got a Friend Jason this guy is poetry in motion when it comes to the loops and the dots but even he takes some precautions for instance he traces over the top signature with his big felt tip pen in his handwriting now to Clerk ever hold the check up to the light and see the first signature no way I'd like to cash this check young lady and here's my courtesy card and I'll need a driver's license please I am old enough to drink you know all the signatures look the same the ID is all right now I've got to write the number of our card and the license number on the back of the check if there's a problem it's supposed to help the police well let's see I told you about payroll and ID scams and a couple of con routines I guess the only thing that's left is a little game the cops call NSF non-sufficient funds I use NSF when I want to buy something instead of getting cash all it is is passing a check without any money behind it like uh this account here I opened it with $50 cash I've already bought over $2,000 worth of stuff this week alone I'm in the clear as long as I don't call call the bank and they won't call the bank now it's [Music] [Applause] [Music] 5:30 this time I'm using the nice guy routine H he looks like the manager I'll have him help me out and make sure that cute little thing up front notices what good friends we are looking for um something just like this nice body what's the size sir 41 long 41 yes we do have one right in here sir terrific hello there how are you hi fine thank you okay oops not my day ah there we go it is a lovely day isn't it it is beautiful I suppose that uh you want to see some ID right uh yes driver's license okay sure we can handle that there we are oh would you take it out please okay sure Bill told me he was hiring some sharp people there you are and here you are uh if you have a minute I'll have the check verified listen I know about yours but uh my bank is closed oh I know but uh we have this little computer here and it'll just take a second yeah well listen maybe I can help you out let's take a look here and see what we got yes yes here we go look I've got $753 21 in the account no problem [Music] [Music] in my younger days that would have really scared me finding out the store is wired but no matter what that computer says I've still got some ammunition watch uh I'm sorry sir there seems to be a problem well there must be something wrong with the machine I don't think so uh we just had it checked out yesterday and uh it was working fine I just tell her I must have made a mistake anyway I'm going to deposit my paycheck tomorrow and that'll cover it well I uh have a payroll check here I was going to deposit it tomorrow let do oh well let me make a phone call and I think we can get this thing straightened out no she's too smart to buy that might be getting wise I better cut out right now listen I'm running a little late this afternoon maybe we just order to pass on this way all right some other time thank you very much uh bye-bye have a nice day you too well better luck next time every now and then things get hot you just have to take a powder no problem I've still got my checkbook and my ID and uh there's a couple more stores down the block and I'm sure one of them has a fine line of coats for me to choose from well it's time for your break Michelle I'll take over for a while thanks Mr Norton have you enjoyed your first few days here it's been fine great everything has gone all right I got used to the the job pretty fast but I don't want to get too used to it like what Marvin did last [Music] week I will fill out one of your ID forms but I need some cash now it's my first paycheck I just got into town and I need to buy some things for my baby I'm sorry ma'am Jenny Jenny it's just against policy couldn't you take us to the bank tomorrow please oh do you have some type of ID yes I have a driver's license from where I used to live somewhere and I have a hospital ID card well why don't you fill out one of these applications for next time you know I've been doing this for about 15 years and I think I know an honest face when I see one store lost $350 just like that I guess nobody can tell who's a con artist and who's honest just by looking to sum it all up I'd say the secret to success in this game is to keep the pigeons uh that's the name we call all clerks keep the pigeons from following all those procedures they're supposed to I mean look if they ever took time to look at the ID or check the application or call the banks guys like me would be out of business incidentally you caught me at a real good time folks like me like to move around a lot and well I was thinking of skipping town for a while but there's time for one more hit just for a little travel [Music] money I'll bet she's new this will be too easy here 20s please do you have one of our cards he I've been coming in here for 3 years you must be new you want to see some ID all right here are sweetheart this guy's just a little too pushy you see everything's fine look you got some people waiting here Mark trimon I think I've seen that name would you mind taking the license out please H she must have read a book this has been altered you want to see something else a social security card no this is fine of course they're the same honey I signed both of them okay everything seems F uh look uh I had to be to work 10 minutes ago do you mind right away Mr trany look if you had any experience at all sorry sir I I need more cash to cover your check I'll just be a second Tony you can con anyone Mr Norton act like nothing's wrong a man whose name is on the list is at my stand I told him I needed more cash what's the name Mark trany Truman trany a couple of the stores called me about him I just don't know how it happened we cashed two checks for him I already called the police but I wanted to tell some of the stores in the area right away he's using the name Mark trimon about 510 salt and pepper hair when we told him his check was bad he grabbed it and walked out yeah pass it on to a couple of other people will you yeah he was using license number n540 3876 you sto them as long as I can and I'll get the cash [Music] sorry for the delay be just a second now look next time I'm taking my business elsewhere I'm sorry sir he's here now miss I've been waiting here for 10 minutes thanks honey I'm sorry ma'am sorry 10's here 20's here wait a minute I don't like this she can't be that stupid [Music] 3052 from rockbury Mountain what can I do now I'm sorry Mr trany I I need to see some other ID it's a setup this is ridiculous give me my check back come on come on give me back my check come on [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music]