Fake check scam continues to confuse consumers 

That is an old scam older than the internet! Can't believe people are still falling for that!

If anyone ever has you cash a check and is asking for money in return it's obviously a scam

If you get a check that has a corperate logo and a computer signed signature, run it through a copy machine, if the word void appears on the copy the check is real, if the copy looks exactly like the check, the check is fake.

My husband received one in the mail for $1700. Which at the time we could have used..he showed the letter, it stated he had to be a secret shopper for Walmart. I called the company it was drawn on, and they were so thankful we didn't cash it. Their accounts had been hacked

As a banker who sees dozens of fake checks, here are some tips: if words overlap, thats a red flag. If font sizes don't match, that's a red flag. If the lettering is faded, that's a red flag. Easiest solution, however is to just call the bank listed and ask to verify it. Simple as that.

NOTHING IS "FREE!.

Why is it that PEOPLE keep falling for this and also people NEVER NEVER NEVER let anyone use your account if they DO NOT have their own account there is a REASON WHY

Can someone please send me the website that guy used?

I know someone who thought they were doing a secret shopper job for one of those money sending services and got tricked by one of those fake checks. It so crazy cause they thought they were actually doing something for the money.

deposit the check but wait 10 business days before using the money to make sure the ck clears. 100% of the time the check doesn't clear.

In 2015 me and my wife sold something online and received a check in the mail. I dropped it off in the after hours box to deposit and 2 days later we are called up to the bank and accused of trying to pass a fraud check. We never had any bad checks or anything before that and had direct deposit going into our account. The bank froze our funds and the manager told us he should be calling the law on us. I begged him to because whoever sent me the check was ripping me off. He closed our account with the bank and at first was not even going to give my wife's direct deposit that had just come in to her and also turned it in against us. We had no clue what was going on. The check had never been processed or cashed. No charges were filed against us. The police found no wrongdoing on our part. But yet our funds were held up, we were kicked out of our bank, we were turned over to the bank systems which now prevents us getting another bank and looks really horrible on us...all because of a check just like this being sent to us for payment. The branch manager at the time of the Wells Fargo in Thomasville NC was just a young arrogant punk who could care less about the actual evidence basically just sent us up s*** creek because he could abuse his seniority like that. I never saw this news report and if I had I would have definitely pursued legal action against him for doing that to us. We got scammed. We got screwed by the bank. And the person that started it all was safely behind a computer somewhere and the police had no way to track him down and said even if they could find him there was no crime because the check was not cashed.

Thank God for old people. I learn all the mistakes to avoid from you guys

Did people even think about trying a generic atm and see if the checks can actually be deposited or not because the generic ATMs at or outside a store sometimes allow you to cash fake checks

Omg that shadow guys voice will give me nightmares for weeks 😭😭😭

Thanks! I almost fell for this one😨🥰👍🏻

Someone I know fell for a similar scam. The scammer sent him a check, which he was supposed to deposit and then use that money to go buy "training materials" from the scammer. After he purchased the materials, the check bounced.

I've had this happen to me so many times now that I just take the check and usually throw a shred it.

I got one from Walmart telling me to deposit it immediately I deposited it in file 13 the trash can

got one of those and turned it over to my neighbor who is an agent for the US Secret Service. I found out the check looked real but lacked "special features".

Exact same thing happened to us when we were selling some furniture. My mom got an offer and they sent a check for way more than we were selling the furniture for. My mom being an auditor and my natural distrust for stuff like this, we did our research before cashing it and found out it's an obvious fake.

Well if someones trying to send you more money then owed then its obviously a scam. Who in their right mind would send extra money?

I just got one to for the first time. It was for $46.00.. I assumed it was a refund from a few weeks prior for a vehicle service I had gotten thinking my insurance maybe caught a mistake. I deposited the transaction showed that it went through... and then a few days later it shows -$51.00. I called my bank, the teller states since the check didn't go through on the otherside!? So now we have to charge the extra $5.00. This check looked real, I mean it even made it through the transaction process!?! I guess it could have been more, I don't even know where these people got my info.

Unless you know you are expecting checks in the mail do not attempt cashing them tear them up and throw them away.

deposit it and wait for any check to clear before spending or sending!

If people weren't greedy it would be much, much harder to scam them.

This happened to me recently unfortunately

If it seems to good to be true then there is a high probability it's not

I think I’m in the middle of one of these scams, I was “hired” through indeed and got a check to buy my office supply for one of their “trusted vendors” currently waiting for the check to clear. What should I do!?

Whats that website again?

I learned this in forensics class, you gotta understand what's different between a real and fake check

I just had this happen to me who do I contact to report?

A link to the website would be helpful...

What site is that?

When ever I sell something on Craigslist it's cash only we meet in person I'm not going to take a check or ship. I was selling a boat on Craigslist a guy came and looked at it said he wanted to buy it took out his check book and started to write a check. I told him cash only he said I could easily take it to a bank and cash it. I said so could he he left and never came back.

How about deposit one of these get the police called on you get sent to jail have your account closed and lose your job because of it

What was the website to check checks

Can someone reply to me that federal reserve website they were talking about I don't find it anywhere

Had a couple of "clients" send me exact amounts owed. Did my usual due diligence: check print, spelling, font, routing number lookuo, addresses (one had same address as bank with street, building number, city, state but different zip codes{?}), Contacting the banks (companies and accounts exist {sometimes the company's name is just placed on a random account; in two cases, correct company, address and routing is correct check numbers were correct, funds were available) only to be told two to five days later after the regular holding time for some checks, the checks were fake. Contact the issuing company too to not only see if such a person exist but to alert them of a/several checks with their info is circulating.

Don’t pull out the money until the check clears.

It’s called greed.

I got a check like this once 5 years ago. I took it into my chase branch and had the manager take a look at it. She was able to confirm it was fake.

so what id we deposit the check get the cash and not send any , cant we just pay our banks back?

I would think the biggest red flag is not to cash checks for other people using your account specially if they ask you to pull some of that money out and send it back. idc if they say their mother dying. why can't they cases their own chair and send you the exact amount through. wiring... lol can you scam someone through wiring it from one account to another. thank goodness most banks have something like quick pay (chase) now. kinda like paypal but directly from one bank to another, I'm sure they'll soon try to use that too to scam ppl

I just can't believe the United States still use cheques. Such an antiquated system the UK pretty much stopped using 20 odd years ago...

I sent almost $2000 to them. I got the receipts and phone numbers names and everything back in 2015.

What's the website you used to check it

How to Protect your 💰. #1 Don't Be Greedy.

There needs to be a website where consumers can check the validity of a check.

How do i get one of these checks

I remember that 1 time I received a check like this and the person who sent it was in demand that deposit but I verified 1st and then blocked them. They sent a check for $4500 and I also called the company on the check and gave them all the information from the caller.

what is the name of the website used

What's the name of this website to check the check

In the United Kingdom the cheque is more or less extinct. If someone even wants to pay by cheque it a huge red flag.

Some one is trying to get a money long and my house and my name and other names and is not mee. What can I do?

One came on for me i tore it up thank God for the internet i have kids i really needed it smh

I was a fake check victim nine years ago. If the check is from somebody I don't know or if they want me to return some of the money, I will rip the check into itty bitty pieces and throw it away. It pays to be cynical and not trust ppl

i got a large check in the mail twice N throw them in the burn pit who they claim to be from and the amount on it as well as the circumstances let me know it was a scam due to articles and videos like this . thank you for the sharing these it does help .

What is the website he used

When you get a check you are supposed to deposit it in your account. You can't spend the money until the check clears. Until then cash you take comes from savings in your account that was there prior to the deposit. If you try and get cash in a situation like this you might get arrested.

never give money to anyone unless u r receiving something in return right there and then. period

Anyone know where I can get in contact with one of these “Job scams”

Quit sending them back the money!

The trick is never give them money lol

I received one from mrc after was signed as secret shopper the bank looked at it as felt it was a scam was no bank or account number on the check just take a good look

Def happened to me! These people lied and sent me a fake check AND filed a fake claim through MY bank!! Now I'm stuck with having to figure out how I can save my bank account. SMH Lesson learned!!

I just fell victim today and it’s sickening! Thanks for these red flag 🚩 alerts!

I received a check for $2,350.00 supposedly from American Destiny Real Estate Services LLC located in Canonsburg, PA. The company says its fake, is this common?

Deposit the check wait for it to clear before withdrawing any money. Tell the other person to wait 2 weeks for refund.

What's the website

My thing is why good does it do the people sending it?

Guy wanted to send me a check for a car I was selling. Was going to make it for more than purchase price so I could pay his shipping agent who would come out 2 days later.I replied it would be 45 days, if the check cleared , I would then get back in touch with him.Never heard from him again.

I fell victim to this years ago

I got a check on my mail I never work there I think it's fake I don't know what to do, please help I have cancer I cannot go around as I used to

Ignorant people fall for this.

All the companies should stop making checks simply just stop printing out checks q

I got a check In the . Mail what do I do. Help

I got the exact location of a ripper from a reliable hacker

This has been going on so long I'm actually surprised these saps are still falling for it.

I have same problem on 4yrs ago , At that time, I bought a newborn puppy on the website for only 800 dollars, but I received a check for 4,000 yuan. This was the first time I encountered this kind of thing. I just deposited the check without paying too much attention. Into my personal account, I was charged a fine by the bank because of insufficient account balance. The next morning I hurried to the bank for consultation. Later, the staff said that the check might be fake, but the other party left a message in the message asking me immediately Returned three thousand two hundred dollars to them, listening to the voice is a teenager of 17 or 18

I jus got one of these today glad I payed attention

I dont understand how this is even a thing? all you gotta do is wait for any cheque to clear , when I deposit cheques in my acc , the amount wont even show on my available balance until its cleared, So why would anyone fall for this? P. T. Barnum was right .

just got one today 4850 wow im rich i sure did need it

What if it's a non wanting money from me? No return address, no name on the check, no name from a person who sent it , no note or letter saying who it's from or why to sent it. The amount is almost 5000.00 it has SunTrust logo on it. Tried to see if I could cash it at a well known store. It was declined. Not for being fake, just, I never cashed a payroll check there, I could have, but , don't remember. So now I am wondering if this is fake?

Take the check to the bank manager. He'll be able to tell you in less than a minute.

Happened to me. Cops wouldn’t do anything about it. Tried other law enforcement agencies. Still nothing. Sent the check back.

Couldn’t I deposit the check and then just not send the money back?

I have got some like that I just know there fake when there are 2 or 3 times what I wanted

Public clearing house or people who work for them sell your info to scammers. I remember when I was a kid we got one for $65,000.

I was sent one then tried to cash it they called the cops and I went to jail for this even got convicted years ago!

I got one a friend told a company to send. I was supposed to deposit the check and let it clear and send the money when cleared. But I have received fake checks before but make sure th check is real. The bank teller calls or I do

You guys need to know that poor people , old people and those who just don’t know better or realize these checks have made honest mistakes bless all those people who have been tricked and fooled and scammed and maybe even suffered behind this evil thing !

Why would of you cash a check you hadn’t earned and therefore knew that you were not entitled? Sounds like the scammer got scammed.

That’s suspicious a huge red flag is you get a check and then they turns around and tells you to cash it and send them some of the money back.🤔

I have a question please, can a bank take 12 business days to clear your check??

Wats the name of the federal reserve website?

No common sense whatsoever.

I got a text about advertising for Monster Energy drink co. And they sent me check for over 2,000 dollars and keeps texting to see if I've deposited it,to let them know,I have not done it, because it doesn't feel right Please tell me if it's a scam

I just received a check in the mail. Sender was from ZipRecruiter and wanted to pay me for house work. I’m going to deposit the check and keep the money

I got one for $20 and I refuse to deposit it

I got a fake check in the mail once. I looked at it and ripped it up and threw it away. Don't believe people are giving you money, they are not. They are trying to rip you off.