Talk:Check kiting
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Is cheque spelled "check" in US english or is the title spelled wrong? --Qirex 02:53, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
- Yes, "check" is the US English spelling, which seems to take predominance on Wikipedia (though I've personally been unclear as to whether or not it's policy). Shane Lawrence 09:10, 15 January 2006 (UTC)
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- It depends, see bank cheque. And yes, that's how it's spelled there. If it's a matter of contention, I guess it could be moved to "Kiting (fraud)". 68.39.174.238 02:05, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Why the name 'kiting"?
A long time ago I heard an explanation that the word 'kiting' came about because the fraud first started in the early 1900's when personal aircraft became available. A 'kiter' who owned and flew a small plane could write checks and fly between banks in several different cities on the same business day much faster than the banks could keep track of the checks.
Since a slang term for a small aircraft was 'kite', thus the name.
Does anyone know if this is actually true?
76.183.255.50 04:39, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
