Forging checks is a delicate business. You have to plan ahead, hone your signature-writing skills and most importantly, you have to make sure you don’t write a check for a ridiculous amount of money. Charles Ray Fuller needs to work on the last one. According to Neatorama:

Dallas, Texas: A man has been accused of attempting to pass a $360 billion check, which he claims was given to him by his girlfriend’s mother to start a record business, Fort Worth police said.

Police responded to a report of a man attempting to pass the check about 4 p.m. that day, Fort Worth police Lt. Paul Henderson said.

The personal check was not made out to Mr. Fuller and when the bank contacted the check owner, the woman said she did not write a check for $360 billion.

Mr. Fuller was also accused of unlawful carrying of a weapon and possession of marijuana, Lt. Henderson said. He may also face a theft charge in Crowley.

Lt. Henderson said he did not know if Mr. Fuller and his girlfriend were still together.

I’m very surprised the police were tipped off in this case. Most record companies need at least $360 billion to get started and most of the time that money comes from one check written by an elderly woman who lives in a bad neighborhood. Well done, Detectives. Well done.

Tags: 360 billion, charles ray fuller, check forging

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