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No one could be so stupid as to try and pass off a stolen cheque for the same amount as the whole of the European cybercrime market could they?

Well yes, actually. Apparently if you are not too good with figures, and you have just stolen a cheque, then you may just believe that it is possible to cash a cheque in someone else’s name for US$ 360 thousand million! I suppose adding 10 noughts after the 36 just looked so much more pretty!

But here is the scoop. This story was brought to you by the Dallas Morning News. But at the time of writing this article, if you searched their site for “360 check” you would not turn up this story but instead a spreadsheet of “disdchecks” for July containing some 3000 names and payments with many personal details included on them.

Oops!

I can only suppose there is something in the water in Dallas that is affecting concentration and mental function!