<human>: Hey Reddit, I am a long time reader and am in need of your advice.

A family friend of mine is opening a donut shop/bakery and has run into some problems. His english is not great, and when writing a check to pay for some of the construction work he made a mistake.

He wrote the correct number in blank provided (ex: $2500.00),
but when wrote it out it read "twenty five thousand".

He made this mistake with 2 other checks, resulting in over $100,000 in overdrafts to occur in his bank account.

The contractor he paid said that he cashed the checks and check cashing company gave him the correct amount. My family friend called the place that the contractor cashed the checks from.  They also said they didnt realize the written english was incorrect and that they cashed the numerical amount.

Today is memorial day and all the banks are closed and I am unable to reach an actual person to talk with.

I am NOT asking for any money, just advice. If there's anyone knowledgeable about this, any information would be appreciated!

Thanks reddit!

Can you give me the gist of the text in a nutshell?
<bot>: Family friend wrote three checks. Wrote correct amount ex:$2500.00, accidently wrote "twenty five thousand". All checks were off by a value of ten.