An employee intercepts a legitimate check made payable to a vendor and changes the payee name to his name. This is an example of a forged maker.

Name: An employee intercepts a legitimate check made payable to a vendor and changes the payee name to his name. This is an example of a forged maker.
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This is an example of check fraud through payee alteration, not a forged maker. A forged maker would involve forging the signature of the person or entity that issued the check, not altering the payee name.

An Employee Intercepts a Legitimate Check Made Payable to a Vendor