Why you shouldn’t abbreviate ‘2020’ on official forms

Authorities advise people to write 2020 on important documents

CNN- Abbreviating the year 2020 to just 20 may be a time saver --- but it could be a costly mistake.

A facebook post from the east Millinocket police department in Maine warns that doing so could open the doors to fraud.

Officials say dating documents or checks with "20" makes it easy for scammers to change the date.

For example, someone could alter your "20" to say 2019 --- and then claim you're late on payments or not meeting an obligation.

Officials advise writing out the full year --- 2020.