What can happen if you lost your checkbook in public? What should you be afraid of what can happen?

[sage2021]

[DaveJord]

Call your bank and cancel all the checks... they will know the check numbers. Yes, people can use your check book to write fake checks... you must call your bank and cancel all the checks.

[sage2021]

@DaveJord
Even if he cancelled the checks and told the back, won't have have to get a new account with a new account number?

[DaveJord]

What? No... you don't have to change your account number... just cancel the checks. Call your bank and ask them.

[FunkyMonkee]

First thing you do is alert your bank and they'll cancel the checks so nobody can use them. But, even if they DID try to use them, they'd have to match your siggy.

[worldscolide]

Some one could steal it and start writing checks on it. I strongly suggest you report it to your bank, and have them glag check numbers x - x as fraud (x meaning the check numbers in your check book)

[Likes2drive]

Tell the bank to close your account numbers so none of the checks can be used on that account number anymore and get a new account number, it won’t affect your debit account numbers

[LiamJHayden]

Most checks have the account and routing number on them. Those can be used to initiate EFT's.

[sage2021]

@LiamJHayden
I'm not too keen with acronyms, please spell out what you mean. Thanks

[LiamJHayden]

Electronic Fund Transfer. Transferring money from the account to elsewhere.

[Surely]

What can happen? Your bank account could be drained immediately!

[CuriousMufuxka]

Checkbook? What is this 1986? Damn I wish it was :(

[jahaims]

They can access your bank account

[Debbie14217]

People writing checks

[BLP11520]

Call your bank immediately

[eagle1951]

someone will use it

[Astarlessnightsky]

i don't have one