I see so many posts in PF every day about is this a scam and if you have to ask the question, it more than likely is.
I am currently dealing with this at my job and its just a mess. One day last week our bank noticed a check number well out of sequence had cleared our account and the signature on the check wasn't one of our usual signors. They contacted us and sure enough, some scammer got a hold of our account info and made new checks. That was a week ago. Every single day a new check has cleared our account. My company is not out any money, the next day the check that cleared is reversed and we get our money back. You know who is getting screwed? The people that are foolish enough to believe the story the scammer gave them and cash the check. One guy actually deposited a $4950 check to his account that we saw go through. He then googled our company, because our actual company name and address is on the check, and found our number and called. He spoke to the receptionist to ask if it was a real check. The scammer told him he could have his car wrapped for free and he'd get $500, he just had to take the $4950 check to his bank and deposit it, keep the $500 and send the remainder somewhere. Luckily for him, he thought to call us before he sent anything anywhere and is only going to be out the bounced check fee.
Every single day someone has cashed one of these checks, amounts ranging from $900 to $5,000. Another lady called us yesterday and said she got a check int the mail with a letter to call X number after receiving it. Instead she googled us and called to ask if it was a real check. No ma'am, it sure isn't. It seems they are using many different stories and scams with these checks and I think this is probably going to continue until we can finally get that account closed. Our police department can't do anything because the checks are being cashed all over the country and not in their jurisdiction. They said its up to our bank but I'm not sure how much they are going to do either since none of us are out any money, its just the hassle and manpower to deal with it.
It amazes me that anyone still falls for this but they absolutely do. Please, if it seems to good to be true, it 10000% is.
Submitted April 26, 2019 at 10:19AM by InternationalDivide3 http://bit.ly/2XJgTkJ
