What would you do?

Because I noticed earlier that the check was cut from Ralphs, but at the bottom it said "Paybe at Bank of New York(Delaware)"

The pointed out that being a credit union, if they cut a check it'd be payable through them. Also, the routing numbers were incorrect.

 

there is no such thing as free money........

I would burn that thing.

its not like you found 100 dollars on the street........ this is something sent to you via mail.... it screams scam

 

ahh, well I guess you found out........

you were actually thinkin about cashin said check? damn.

 

That money could've opened up soooo many doors for me and changed my life in a moments notice. Of course I was considering cashing it.

The bank said that if I had cashed it, I wouldn't have been in legal trouble. I merely would've owed $4500 to whomever cashed it for me. They did inform me though, that now that I know it's a fraudulent check if I cash it I will be in violation of state and federal laws.

 

After looking through my e-mail inbox, I discovered that I did infact request information from this company on employment. That is how they got my address.

After sending them an e-mail stating what has happened thus far, they sent me an e-mail back from a different e-mail address asking why I have not sent them their funds. They stated that their "client" informed them the payment was sent and should've been received by now.

I also informed them that all correspondance, along with the said "funds" would be turned over to local and federal police agencies. Who the fuck do these guys think they are?

 

You don't have to tell me.....

 

Do not cash it homeboy!!!!

That's a typical bank fraud scam. They get your information, send you a check, and then drain your funds before you spend it.

That's how a lot of those Nigerian fraud things were working a while ago.

I don't know how they got this much of your information already.

But it's a scam. Promise.

If you are going to try and cash it (which I really really don't reccomend), start an account in a new bank and don't put any money over the minimum to open an account in.

I still would avoid it. It's a foreign scam, and you're not going to come out of this ahead!

Beware Adam!!! Beware!!!!

If it works out though, buy me somthing nice.

 

You doing so and the need for you to do so are completely seperate. There's not always a need for your actions.

 

Heres a little information on the scam.

http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/nigeria.asp

They live outside the country though, and I guarantee calling the cops isn't going to do any good.

 

I didn't think it would, and I really had no intentions of doing so. I figured that'd get them to leave me alone though.

I had no intentions of putting it into an account. I was going to take it to a third party check cashing angency. I may be foolish, but Im not stupid

 

too late to prevent your actions, but there was still not a need for them.