If you sent a check to someone and it never arrives at its destination, the next step is to call the bank to place a stop payment on it before it gets cashed fraudulently. That’s exactly what Joseph and Margaret Cantara did when New York City didn’t receive their check for property taxes. Yet, it was cashed anyway and for quadruple the amount.
“It made no sense to me. Anyone can see it was completely altered,” said Cantara, referring to a copy of his check.
The Cantaras have seen a lot since meeting at Macy’s while in high school, 57 years ago. But what they saw on their check was a first…