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If someone you do not know offers to send you a check, they are probably trying
to lure you
into one of the many recent counterfeit check scams. These scams typically
involve a
stranger sending you a check for a large sum of money, then asking you to wire a
portion of the
money back to them.
Scammers often find victims by scanning newspaper and online
ads
for people trying to sell items. Many also send random e-mails and faxes hoping
that someone
takes the bait.
Many of these counterfeit checks look so real that even
employees at financial institutions are fooled. If you wire money to the scammer
before the check is determined to
be counterfeit, you may lose the entire amount that you wired.
If you receive a
suspicious check,
do not cash it. You can report this to the National Consumers League’s Fraud
Center by clicking here.
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