what prevents people from using the routing and account number at the bottom of the check to steal from the account or write fraudulent checks?
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It is a federal crime, Wire Fraud, and comes with serious penalties.
Realistically **Nothing** is stopping people from doing it, but it isn’t something that can be easily gotten away with.
The punishment for the crime is sever enough that it isn’t worth it to most criminals.
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