What's the best way to report check fraud?

Question

Hi everyone!
Long story short, I was selling something on the internet and received a check for way over the amount asked. The buyer asked that I "send the leftover money with his secretary". Thinking this was fishy, I checked with friends who referred me to Snopes (http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/cashier.asp ).

What is the best way to report this, if I can?

Answer 1

National Fraud Information Center

1-800-876-7060

Your report will be transmitted to the National Fraud Database, maintained by the Federal Trade Commission and the National Association of Attorneys General. This information is available 24 hours a day to law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and Canada.

The information above is from the first source below:

I always file a police report with our local authorities, too. They do not have much that they can do. Contact an attorney with the information to determine if he/she would be willing to tackle it for you...preferably on a contingency basis. My credit card number was tampered with once. I had to report it.

The last source given below shows some promise...see the excerpt below:

The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) is a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C).

IC3's mission is to serve as a vehicle to receive, develop, and refer criminal complaints regarding the rapidly expanding arena of cyber crime. The IC3 gives the victims of cyber crime a convenient and easy-to-use reporting mechanism that alerts authorities of suspected criminal or civil violations. For law enforcement and regulatory agencies at the federal, state, local and international level, IC3 provides a central referral mechanism for complaints involving Internet related crimes.


Good luck..I hope you 'catch 'em'!

Answer 2

Reporting Check Fraud

Answer 3

Please visit the following website;
http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Internet_Fraud.shtml
http://www.cybercrime.gov/reporting.htm
http://www.ic3.gov/
http://www.sec.gov/complaint.shtml

You should be able to make a report on one or more of those sites.

Also, before the Internet, people used to report fraud to the Attorney General for their state. I'm not sure if that is still the case. You may want to look up the Attorney General for your state and see if their website says anything about reporting Internet fraud.
Good luck to you.

Answer 4

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The paper work is to show proof that the checks were in your possession before they were taken and that you are not held accountable for the missing checks. The bank also needs to eliminate holding you liable.Choosing not to prosecute could be bad for you, if your check account number is duplicated else where, someone could steal all of your funds in your account. If you choose to not prosecute, then you later realize there are "other" checks that are written from your account that you did not write, the bank will hold YOU accountable for the checks written.

Answer 5

Try contacting the company that handled the transaction online and at least let them know or ask which direction you should go.