Don't take checks from strangers

I don't tend to be alarmist, but this article has an important warning... when you deposit a check, everything you write on it can go back to whoever issued it - your account number, social security number... huge identity theft problem. 

http://www.westernjournalism.com/alert-people-are-getting-checks-in-the-mail-from-walmart-when-they-deposit-them/