What happens if I write a check with disappearing ink?
I once inadvertantly deposited a check made out to my landlord (by my roommate) in my bank’s atm. It cleared. I asked the bank about it, they said “Hm, that shouldn’t be. It will surely correct itself during the end of week audit.” (or some such thing). Never happened. I ended up just writing a check from my own account to cover both my part and my roommate’s part of the rent. Later, I deposted a check in the atm, but forgot to endorse it. I immediately realized what I’d done and went to the teller. “Don’t worry about it,” he told me, “It will clear anyway.” And then there’s this…
not sure, but i would guess check signatures, like credit card signatures, only come into play when there is a disagreement over whether or not a transaction is valid. even after the ink disappears, there will still be pressure marks on the check from where the pen was pressed. so you should make sure you ‘inadvertently’ scratch across the signature area of the check in advance with an empty pen or something, and then ‘inadvertently’ do this in a store without video cameras. it might also be a good idea to ‘inadvertently’ do it with someone else’s check, especially now that you’ve asked this with an identity that can be traced back to you.
