| CPC G06Q 20/4016 (2013.01) [G06Q 20/042 (2013.01)] | 9 Claims |

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1. A check certification computer system, comprising:
a memory device; and
at least one processor coupled to the memory device, the at least one processor being configured:
to receive, from a check issuer computer system of a checking account holder at a payer financial institution, first check information comprising: a first routing number, a first account number, a first check number, and a first dollar amount associated with an issued check;
to receive, from a computer system of a payee financial institution, second check information comprising a second routing number, a second account number, a second check number, and a second dollar amount from a received check, at least one of the second routing number, the second account number, the second check number, the second dollar amount, or a combination thereof electronically read by an electronic device at the payee financial institution, and the check certification computer system, the check issuer computer system, and the computer system of the payee financial institution being independent of one another;
to determine whether all of the first check information matches all of the second check information; and
to send, to the computer system of the payee financial institution in response to a portion of the first check information not matching a portion of the second check information, a message indicating potential fraud associated with the second check information.
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