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> There are several firms that sell special toners for the SX and CX engines
> that are MICR (the funny characters) magnetic.  You can use these to
> create checks that will work legitamately.

Lots of toner is magnetic - LJ+ stock toner for example.  It's probably
not magnetic *enough* - or maybe these special toner cartridges aren't
special and people are paying too much.

> One could concieve of someone taking one of the generic deposit slips
> from the bank (the ones with the account number that causes an
> exception, and requires a clerk to key the information in manually,
> supplied for those who have forgotten theirs)  copying it, and
> printing thier own account number on the bottom.  The placing a
> batch back in the bin.  Anyone making a deposit will be depositing to
> the criminals' account.

'tis been done - long ago - even before laser printers.  I did a report
on computer crime in 1976 and mentioned it - forget the reference but
it's a book by somebody maybe with initials D. P. who worked at,
I think, SRI.

			-Paul Bame
			bame@hubble.sde.hp.com	N0KCL