Security Features of the SuperBusinessCheck

The SuperBusinessCheck is the most secure business check in the world. Designed by Frank Abagnale with 15 safety features, the check is virtually impossible to replicate or alter without the fraud being evident. Fully compatible with Check 21 environment, the safety features in the SuperBusinessCheck shown below provide the greatest deterrence to check fraud available in a business check.

Fourdrinier Watermark

The SuperBusinessCheck 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 impossible to replicate, copy or scan.

Thermochromatic Ink

The front of the SuperBusinessCheck contains pink "lock and key" icons printed with thermochromatic (heat-sensitive) ink that fades when warmed and reappears when cooled. These icons can be warmed (rub or breathe on them) for instant authentication of the check. Color copiers cannot reproduce the reactivity of thermochromatic ink.

High-Resolution Borders

High-resolution borders are an ideal security feature because the design often distorts when copied.

Prismatic Printing

The design of the SuperBusinessCheck includes a background of subtle gradations between multiple colors. This level of color distinction is difficult to reproduce on most color copiers.

Explicit Warning Bands

The SuperBusinessCheck 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.

Chemical Wash Detection Box

The back of the SuperBusinessCheck contains a special box designed to deter check washing. The check is sensitive to over 80 chemicals, and the box makes chemical tampering instantly evident.

Sequenced Inventory Control Numbers

A sequenced inventory control number is printed on the back of each SuperBusinessCheck. This number is imperative for audit and control purposes. It discourages internal theft when a print log is religiously maintained. Without this safety feature, employees can steal blank check stock with impunity.

Laid Lines

Lines of varying width and spacing are printed on the back of each SuperBusinessCheck to deter cut-and-paste alterations.

Controlled Paper Stock

The SuperBusinessCheck is made with exclusively manufactured and tightly controlled premium-grade security paper, which is nearly impossible for criminals to obtain.

Fluorescent Ink

Under UV light, an authentic seal and Mr. Abagnale's "signature" appear on the back of the SuperBusinessCheck, which serves to authenticate the check as original.

Fluorescent Fibers

The paper used for the SuperBusinessCheck contains ultraviolet light-sensitive fibers that fluoresce under UV light and further serve as an authentication tool.

Chemically Reactive Paper

The SuperBusinessCheck reacts to 85 different chemicals. When chemically washed, the SuperBusinessCheck and its chemical wash detection box discolor, and no longer look like the original document.

Chemically Reactive Ink

The dark blue border is printed with chemically reactive SIPCA ink and disappears when soaked in acetone, a criminal's "chemical of choice."

Toner Anchorage

The SuperBusinessCheck is treated with toner anchorage that bonds the toner onto the paper when printed with a laser printer. Without toner anchorage, criminals can alter laser checks by lifting off the printing with plastic tape.

Copy Void Pantograph

This patented security feature is an indiscernible dot pattern designed into the background of the check. When the check is copied or scanned by most copiers, the word "void" appears and invalidates the copy.

Microprinting

The SuperBusinessCheck contains printing so small that it appears as a solid line to the human eye. When scanned or photocopied, microprinting will often blur on the copy.