Sounds WAY too familiar. Been chatting via email (would not give phone number due to 'too busy to talk'). Wanted to order products but said did not use credit card and would send a check. Shortly after that said there was a mistake with the check being mailed and that it was more than what the total amount was for. Just signed for a check today from South Africa for $3000 over the amount. My question to you...what did you do? I'm not about to send a check but wondering where to go from here.
Sounds WAY too familiar. Been chatting via email (would not give phone number due to 'too busy to talk'). Wanted to order products but said did not use credit card and would send a check. Shortly after that said there was a mistake with the check being mailed and that it was more than what the total amount was for. Just signed for a check today from South Africa for $3000 over the amount. My question to you...what did you do? I'm not about to send a check but wondering where to go from here.
Take the check to your bank along with all contact information and any instructions on what to do with the overage. Ask to speak to someone who deals with check fraud. Explain the situation, provide all the information you have and ask if they can investigate or contact the appropriate agency that can investigate. Or, email back to the person telling him/her you have shredded the check and will wait for another with the correct amount. When that arrives, do the above. It will almost certainly be a fake.