BROTHER PRINTERS CHEQUE MATE FRAUDSTERS

Brother laser printers have passed the test when it comes to beating cheque fraudsters.

Two of the company's mono laser printer range achieved standards demanded by the Association for Payment Clearing Services (APACS) guaranteeing resistance to cheque tampering.

Brother's HL-5150D and HL-5170DN both passed the APACS/Pira certification following a test of 60 print-outs from each machine, confirming the ink's resistance to thirteen risk categories, including bleach, tape and scalpels.

Cheque fraud has increased in recent years, with the most common problem being alterations made to printed cheques, including forged signatures, changes to payee names and amounts using various ink removal techniques.

The printers have already been specified for their fraud-proof capabilities by Cornwall County Council Local Education Authority.

Chris Hinds, marketing communications manager, Brother UK, said: "We are pleased to have gained this highly regarded accreditation."

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The problem with cheques ...

... Handwriting your business cheques can be tedious.
... Generating each cheque through the bank is laborious.
... Using a dot matrix printer is slow.
... And conventional secure laser printers can cost around £4000.

Cornwall County Council turned to Brother printers for affordable, APACS approved laser printers in their schools.

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For a cost-effective and secure in-house cheque printing solution for your business, Contact Us and find out more about our Pira approved product range.

Counting the cost of fraud.
Adding a few noughts to a cheque produced on a non-secure printer is easy ? and commonplace. Statistics show that fraud is now costing British businesses an estimated £19 billion a year. And whether you?re part of a large corporation or a small business, your company could be next.

PIRA approved security.
Choosing a Pira Grade1 printer is not just desirable in the fight against cheque fraud, according to guidelines issued by the Association for Payment Clearing Services (APACS), it is necessity. Therefore, if you are currently using a non-accredited printer for cheque production, and you fall victim to fraud, you will not have the law on your side. Such a mistake could cost you many thousands of pounds. On the other hand, protecting your business with a Pira approved printer from Brother will only cost you few hundred.

High security, low prices.
We supply a range of high performance desktop and network models, which can also be used for regular printing as well as secure and reliable cheque generation. Compatible with all major software packages such as Sage and SIMMS, all our printers offer high security at low prices.