Cheque alert system fails

Taupo Times, Volume 20, Issue 1, 7 January 1971, Page 1

Cheque alert system fails

Disappointment at the n who failed to co-operate wh put in operation recently, ha R. E. Hawkins, of the Taupo The system was devised by the C.I.B. in an effort to protect businesses in Taupo from falling victim to passers of fraudulent cheques. Under the scheme, once a fraudulent cheque is spotted by the police local business houses, including three hotels, are immediately notified by

umber of Taupo shopkeepers / ien a cheque alert system was s been expressed by Detective C.I.B. telephone of the details of the fraudulent cheque. These business houses are then required to notify three others as instructed by the C.I.B. and so on untii all business houses in the town have had a warning of the cheque passer. When the system was put into operation recently a large number of shopkeepers failed to fulfil their obligations and had not passed on the warning as they were required to do, said Detective Hawkins. "A number of businessmen and shopkeepers were unaware of what had been going on when a check was made later. "This is particularly disappointing as the scheme has been designed for their protection," he said.