If you have a covert security feature, that means that you can’t see it with the naked eye so you would either need a magnifying glass, or a black light, or something to bring out that security feature.Īnd anti-alteration security feature means, typically, that the paper has been treated in some way, like with toner adhesion, so that if someone tries to alter it in some way, it becomes very obvious that it’s been altered.Īnd anti-copy feature is a void pantograph: something that, when you try to make a copy, something will show up on the scanned copy so that you no it’s not an original document. And we’ll show you an example of that in the coming slide. If you have a security feature that’s an overt security feature, what that means is that it’s visible to the naked eye. Keith: And then we’ll actually physically look at the face of a check and the back of a check. So, let’s explain to the audience what we’re talking about. Joni van Gelder: And, well, it’s overt to us!
Because, you know, you and I have been doing this for a little bit… And so now what we want to do is we want to explain what those are. And we talked about, you know, covert and overt security features. Keith Zub: We talked about Frank, and what a criminal he was. Relyco has 17 security features that meet this need. To comply with the ANSI standard for check processing security, all checks must have at least three security features and at least one security feature must cover each of these four areas: overt, covert anti-alteration, or anti-copy.
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How to Prevent Check Fraud (Part 3): Outsmart With Check Security Don’t forget to check out part one, part two, part four and part five.
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We’ve put together a five-part series using clips from our webinar to help you fight fraud and protect your business.Ĭlick the video to watch our third tip or read the transcript below. * Paper in the Heavy category may not run through a standard printer.We’ve gotten great feedback on our recent webinar “The Five Most Important Ways to Protect Your Business Against Check Fraud,” so we wanted to make our tips available in bite-sized portions you can digest at your leisure. A great weight for letter pressing.Ĭommon weights not very common 134lb cover-236lb cover. 300gsmġ2: End of the road, these papers are extremely heavy and usually require specialty equipment to print, not your everyday home printer. 218gsm Heavy weights 10-12ġ0: Looking for a heavy business card? This is the sheet for you! At this weight you start to max out most common copiers, so check that your machine can handle it!ġ1: Very heavy cover weight, great for super thick invitations and business cards that will take up a whole lot of space in a wallet.Ĭommon weights 120lb cover, 130lb cover. This is the perfect weight for items that are going to take some wear and tear such as menus, information sheets and table tents.Ĭommon weights 80lb cover. 165gsmĨ: Slightly lighter than your average business card. 150gsmħ: A light cardstock, good for self mailing.Ĭommon weights 60lb cover, 110lb index. Typical weight for those magazine inserts bugging you to subscribe.Ĭommon weights 90lb index, 67lb bristol, 8pt. 135gsm Medium weights 6-9Ħ: The lightest of the cardstock weights. Great when you want to make an impression with news letters or term papers.ģ: The weight of a nice piece of stationery or brochure, excellent for double sided printing and presentations.Ĥ: The be all end of all of light paper weights, easily print double sided with minimal show through even when held up to light.ĥ: The heaviest of the text weights, any heavier and it would be considered a cardstock! Excellent for two sided printing and multiple paged brochures.Ĭommon weights 100lb text. 75gsmĢ: Your typical stationery weight, a bit heavier than your everyday copy paper and thus a bit more opaque. This is the weight you’d find in most copiers!Ĭommon weights 20lb text/50lb bond. 1: Standard copy paper and some other papers that are just a tiny bit lighter.