i keep getting phony checks in the mail. i got one yesterday. they sent me a check for $4,750.00 for taxes. and i have to give them $3,000 of it to cover my taxes. is this a scam? anyone know?
2007-10-30 05:55:43 · 41 answers · asked by melissa 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
Yes it is a scam. The check the sent to you is either stolen or conterfeit. It could also be a real account, but without money. They just want you to send money. If you went to cash the check at their bank, you will probably find out that it is a fake account or has no money in the account.
If you deposit a fake check into your own banking account, you will be help responsible.
2007-10-30 06:02:22 · answer #1 · answered by Sadeae 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Haven't you heard about the scams? Take the check to your bank and ask the President or a bank officer to check the availability of the funds in that account. You will probably find that the check is a fraud. Never cash a check or deposit it until you verify that the funds exist. Always ask your banker to cash the check and deposit the money in a special account until the check clears. Once the check clears then it's yours. If it doesn't clear, the bank isn't out any money. The banks have been willing to help weed out these illegal scams by doing this for several people we know. We had suggested they do this and the banks then worked with the FBI and other organizations when the checks didn't clear. You need to know, though, that just like illegal immigration, the FBI won't prosecute unless the check is over the threshold. I can't remember whether the threshold was $15,000 or not. I do know that the threshold was over $6,000. You've been scammed! Remember if it sounds too good to be true, it usually is.
2016-05-26 02:31:49 · answer #2 · answered by latrice 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is a scam. If you cash or deposit the check you will be liable for the money. Chances are you will never hear from these people again. Did you enter the lotto? Notify the D.A. and report it before you get way over your head. It's just a new twist to an ongoing scam and I'll bet it was a money order or bogus check draft you received. DON'T cash or deposit it!!!
2007-10-30 06:02:52 · answer #3 · answered by RT 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is a scam. Remember, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
Thiis is especially true of checks. If some one sends you a check and you cash it, YOU are liable for that check, just as if you wrote it.
Whenever you receive any such item, destroy it. The more you accept those things, the more you will get.
There is a registry that supposedly helps remove such garbage from the mail, but it doesn't do much, if anything.
We need a "Do Not Mail" list similar to the "Do Not Call" list and e-mail.
Try: http://www.dmaconsumers.org/consumerassistance.html
2007-10-30 06:02:37 · answer #4 · answered by Nothingusefullearnedinschool 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not to be rude, but are you stupid? Of course this is a scam! Can you truly be that daft? And to all the people that posted a response, why bother? If this person actually gives them money, then I feel they deserve to be scammed. For this letter to be real, you would have had to have either entered the lottery or bought a ticket. Then you would've sent it in. Did you do this? Have you ever heard of All State Lotto before? Please tell me you already knew the answer to this question and in some sleep-deprived states you posted it.
2007-10-30 06:09:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's a scam. If you cash that check and send the money to someone else, they'll be long gone and untraceable by the time that the check bounces. YOU will have to make good on the check.
Call your local FBI office and give them the check(s) and the envelopes that they came in.
2007-10-30 07:06:27 · answer #6 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THIS IS A SCAM!!!!!!!!!!!!! the checks are fraudulent. You can report this to the postal service via http://postalinspectors.uspis.gov/?from=home&page=postalinspectors/. Keep in mind this is a federal crime due to the fact that the use the mail service. but regardless, dont send them any money. Always remember----->if it seems too good to be true, it probably is.
2007-10-30 06:00:24 · answer #7 · answered by pepper_0713 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's a scam. The check will bounce. You will have lost $3000 and won nothing.
2007-10-30 09:37:45 · answer #8 · answered by StephenWeinstein 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It’s a scam.
You cash the check and then write a check from your account back to the jack@ss that sent you the “winnings.” Then they cash your check (effectively stealing your money), the check they gave you bounces and you owe your bank $3,000+overdraft fees.
2007-10-30 06:00:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, of course it is. You send them the $3000, the check you got turns out to be phony, you don't get a prize (there isn't one really) and they've scammed you out of $3000.
2007-10-30 05:59:14 · answer #10 · answered by Judy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋