Stop abbreviating 2020: Police say it leaves you open to fraud and could cost you big

The new year is giving scammers an easy way to forge documents, but you can protect yourself with an easy New Year’s resolution: Don’t abbreviate the year. Why? This year’s abbreviation is easily changeable and could be used against you. The concern is that scammers could easily manipulate a document dated “1/1/20” into “1/1/2000″ or even “1/1/2021.” The new year is giving scammers an easy way to forge documents, but you can protect yourself with an easy New Year’s resolution: Stop abbreviating the year.-- More...