my daughter recv'd a check in the mail yesterday in the amount of?

Question

$5,541.63...from Bowlin Green Metalforming LLC....drawn on the Bank of Nova Scotia (Canada)...they requested she deposit the check into her account...and later she is to transfer the check into some other acccount....has anyone heard of this ...i know it's a scam...

Answer 1

nope i got one last week it said i had to mail them money for taxes and they would send me 63 thous. it's a gang in nigera and it is a real check and will clear but in about 3 months it will come as stolen check and she will go to jail for a felony
so best bet is to look at the return name on the check get that number off the net and call and see if they wrote a check in her name.

Answer 2

Do not deposit the check!

The bank will initially say it's okay, because it looks as if it's on a real account with real money in it, but it's actually fraudulent, probably written on stolen check stock. Weeks later, the bank will realize this and your daughter will not only be out money, she could be prosecuted for felony check fraud.

Take the check to your state attorney general's office or some other such authority. Do not deposit it.

Answer 3

It is a huge scam. The check will come back as fraudulent and your daughter will be left footing the bill with her bank. I used to be teller and had these come through every so often (although an astute bank should catch it before even doing anything with it).

Report it to your local authorities. You may want to find out how these people obtained your daughter's information so she is not put at risk again.

Answer 4

this form of crime develop into massive in the 90s and that i assume nevertheless now. One form is to bathe the verify in nail polish remover containing acetone/coolant/a answer of cleansing solvent and water. you may get tests that easily develop into broken while somebody tries to bathe them. Or carry quickly to the ink so as that the ink can not be washed off. bypass on your financial employer or the place ever you get your verify from and request those particular tests. i'm easily stunned that this take place to you .i presumed maximum tests easily have those protection contraptions embedded. despite if in case you employ the beautiful custom tests that are actually not out of your financial employer, i ought to work out why the protection blocks weren't recent when you consider that those varieties of tests oftentimes don't have them.

Answer 5

DO NOT TRY TO VARIFY THE FUNDS AT "Bank of America" or any other bank!!! contact the authorities.

In California, Bank of America is immune to filing of false charges against them and have put innocent people in jail for merely asking if the check they recieved was any good or not.

Answer 6

Hi, I would call your local police and have them take a report. I know they will because they came out to my mother in law's place when she was getting stuff like that. They take the info and forward it to the authorities that can track these people down so they don't hurt anyone else. Terri T.

Answer 7

You're right, it's a scam. For starters, ask yourself why they sent her a check to begin with. They just think your daughter is particularly great? Usually, they ask you to send them a check in return, and that's when you discover their check bounced. Stay far away . . . after you report them to the authorities.

Answer 8

I would take the check to her bank and have them verify that the check is good. They can do this in a matter of minutes.

Answer 9

It's a way for scammers to get your bank info. I'd report it to the police.

Answer 10

That sounds like a scam. I'm sorry, because it really does get your hopes up and it amso makes you think
"what if it really is real? then, i'm missing out on it.."