Be wary of abbreviating 2020 on documents, checks.

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As the calendar turned to 2020, financial experts were warning of a new potential trick by scammers. When the year 2020 is abbreviated as "20" on official forms or checks, people can easily manipulate those numbers. For example, a document or check with a date of "2/14/20" written on it could easily be changed to "2/14/2021" simply...