Bank denies check-washing fraud claim citing late filing
A customer had a mailed check intercepted, altered, and cashed for a large sum, but the bank denied the fraud claim as untimely despite clear evidence the check was fraudulently altered. This is a large-dollar, single-vendor fraud claim dispute.
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