hot checks
Insufficient funds drafts
Hot checks are checks written on accounts with insufficient funds to cover them—they "bounce" when deposited.
Writing hot checks is illegal, constituting a form of fraud.
The term appears in legal contexts and casual speech alike: He went to jail for passing hot checks.
Also called bad checks or rubber checks.
- bouncedReturned after hitting surface
- dishonoredBrought shame upon
- drawerSliding furniture compartment
- moneyCurrency for transactions
- fraudulentInvolving intentional dishonesty
felony · forgery · kiting · payee · counterfeit · restitution · prosecution · bank accounts · insufficient funds · overdraft · white-collar crime · criminal charges · clearinghouse · misdemeanor · account balance · scam · embezzlement · financial fraud
- check fraudforged signature, forged signatures, forgery, signature forgery, fake endorsements
hot checkscashier's checks
Bank-guaranteed payment instruments
certified checks · bank drafts · money orders · cash · wire transfers
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