Fake check scam continues to confuse consumers

How to tell whether or not check is real.
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[frankroper]

That is an old scam older than the internet! Can't believe people are still falling for that!

[brianramirez]

If anyone ever has you cash a check and is asking for money in return it's obviously a scam

[rayknotts]

If you get a check that has a corperate logo and a computer signed signature, run it through a copy machine, if the word void appears on the copy the check is real, if the copy looks exactly like the check, the check is fake.

[lorihensonmeyer]

My husband received one in the mail for $1700. Which at the time we could have used..he showed the letter, it stated he had to be a secret shopper for Walmart.
I called the company it was drawn on, and they were so thankful we didn't cash it. Their accounts had been hacked

[michaelpetros]

As a banker who sees dozens of fake checks, here are some tips: if words overlap, thats a red flag. If font sizes don't match, that's a red flag. If the lettering is faded, that's a red flag. Easiest solution, however is to just call the bank listed and ask to verify it. Simple as that.

[bdgoins]

Why is it that PEOPLE keep falling for this and also people NEVER NEVER NEVER let anyone use your account if they DO NOT have their own account there is a REASON WHY

[OddAndAbout]

Can someone please send me the website that guy used?

[jg.]

I know someone who thought they were doing a secret shopper job for one of those money sending services and got tricked by one of those fake checks. It so crazy cause they thought they were actually doing something for the money.

[dannyboy]

deposit the check but wait 10 business days before using the money to make sure the ck clears. 100% of the time the check doesn't clear.

[Za-Duck]

In 2015 me and my wife sold something online and received a check in the mail. I dropped it off in the after hours box to deposit and 2 days later we are called up to the bank and accused of trying to pass a fraud check. We never had any bad checks or anything before that and had direct deposit going into our account. The bank froze our funds and the manager told us he should be calling the law on us. I begged him to because whoever sent me the check was ripping me off. He closed our account with the bank and at first was not even going to give my wife's direct deposit that had just come in to her and also turned it in against us. We had no clue what was going on. The check had never been processed or cashed. No charges were filed against us. The police found no wrongdoing on our part. But yet our funds were held up, we were kicked out of our bank, we were turned over to the bank systems which now prevents us getting another bank and looks really horrible on us...all because of a check just like this being sent to us for payment. The branch manager at the time of the Wells Fargo in Thomasville NC was just a young arrogant punk who could care less about the actual evidence basically just sent us up s*** creek because he could abuse his seniority like that. I never saw this news report and if I had I would have definitely pursued legal action against him for doing that to us. We got scammed. We got screwed by the bank. And the person that started it all was safely behind a computer somewhere and the police had no way to track him down and said even if they could find him there was no crime because the check was not cashed.

[stephenmiller]

Thank God for old people. I learn all the mistakes to avoid from you guys

[travisgulley]

Did people even think about trying a generic atm and see if the checks can actually be deposited or not because the generic ATMs at or outside a store sometimes allow you to cash fake checks

[possumgreen]

Omg that shadow guys voice will give me nightmares for weeks 😭😭😭

[arlie]

Thanks! I almost fell for this one😨🥰👍🏻

[StreetFighter]

Someone I know fell for a similar scam. The scammer sent him a check, which he was supposed to deposit and then use that money to go buy "training materials" from the scammer. After he purchased the materials, the check bounced.

[wolf]

I've had this happen to me so many times now that I just take the check and usually throw a shred it.

[deborahdyess]

I got one from Walmart telling me to deposit it immediately I deposited it in file 13 the trash can

[frankdenardo]

got one of those and turned it over to my neighbor who is an agent for the US Secret Service. I found out the check looked real but lacked "special features".

[IssaLio]

Exact same thing happened to us when we were selling some furniture. My mom got an offer and they sent a check for way more than we were selling the furniture for. My mom being an auditor and my natural distrust for stuff like this, we did our research before cashing it and found out it's an obvious fake.

[SaraS-jqln]

Well if someones trying to send you more money then owed then its obviously a scam. Who in their right mind would send extra money?