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Security Features of the SuperCheck
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The SuperCheck is a new high-security personal check designed to help prevent
check fraud. It is the check specifically designed "for people with something
to lose." At the forefront of security, the SuperCheck is designed with 12
safety features, making the check extremely difficult to replicate or alter. To
receive information, click here.
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Overt Security Features:
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Fourdrinier Watermark
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The SuperCheck contains a Fourdrinier (true) watermark that is pressed into the
paper at the mill and is visible from either side when held to the light. This
dual-tone watermark provides instant authenticity of the document and is
virtually impossible to replicate, copy or scan.
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Thermochromatic Ink
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The back of the SuperCheck contains a seal printed with thermochromatic
(heat-sensitive) ink that changes colors when heated. This thermochromatic seal
can be rubbed for instant authentication of the check. Color copiers cannot
reproduce the reactivity of thermochromatic ink.
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High-Resolution Borders
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The SuperCheck is engineered with intricately designed borders that are
difficult to duplicate. High-resolution borders are ideal for covert security
because the design often distorts when copied.
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Microprinting
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The SuperCheck contains printing so small that it appears as a broken line or
pattern to the human eye. When scanned or photocopied, microprinting will often
blur on the copy.
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Chemical Wash Detection Boxes
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The back of the SuperCheck contains a specially designed box engineered to
deter check washing. The check is sensitive to over 80 chemicals, and the box
makes chemical tampering instantly evident.
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Prismatic Printing
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The design of the SuperCheck includes a background of subtle gradations between
multiple colors. This level of color distinction is difficult to reproduce on
most color copiers.
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Laid Lines
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Lines of varying width and spacing are printed on the back of each SuperCheck
to deter cut-and-paste alterations.
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Warning Banner
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The SuperCheck has a warning banner that explicitly describes specific overt
security features and advises the recipient to look for these features before
accepting the check. This warning banner may also deter a forger from
"experimenting" with the check.
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Covert Security Features:
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Controlled Paper Stock
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The SuperCheck is manufactured using imported premium-grade security paper.
This paper is not available in America, except as the SuperCheck, making it
nearly impossible for a forger to replicate the check. The paper contains a
true watermark, is reactive to 85 chemicals, and is extremely tightly
controlled.
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Chemically Reactive Paper
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The SuperCheck reacts to 85 different chemicals. When chemically washed, the
SuperCheck and its chemical wash detection box discolor, and no longer look
like the original document.
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Ultraviolet Light-Sensitive Ink
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Under UV light, the word "AUTHENTIC" appears on the SuperCheck, which serves to
authenticate the check as original.
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Ultraviolet Light-Sensitive Fibers
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The imported paper used in the SuperCheck contains ultraviolet light-sensitive
fibers that fluoresce under UV light and further serve as an authentication
tool.
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