An obvious scam. They want you to get the money to them before the check clears, which it won't! You, and the company who's name is on the check are victims.
It is useless and morally wrong to attempt to cash a check you suspect as being fraudulent. First of all, it won't clear and your bank will charge you a fee for a returned check. If it somehow falls through the cracks and clears, it's still fraudulent. Your bank will have to return the money and will deduct it from your account. And you will STILL be out the returned check fee.
The proper thing to do is provide copies of what you received to your local post office and your state's attorney general (address easily found on the internet). They will take it from there.
I received a letter today from R.B.M. FINANCIAL SERVICES INC. ST JOHN NF, CANADA A1B3X5 stateing that i had won a total sum of 450,000.00 DOLLARS IN AMERICAN FUNDS. THERE WAS A CHECK IN IT FOR 4,700.00 AND ALL I HAD TO DO WAS CALL A '' DAVID BROWN'' AND HE WOULD CONFIRM MY CLAIM.AND WHEN I CALLED THE GUY SOUNDED LIKE HE CAME FROM INDIA OR IRAN. HE SAID FOR ME TO DEPOSIT MY CHECK INTO MY BANK AND THEN CALL HIM BACK IN TWO HOURS AFTER IT HAD CLEARED AND HE WOULD HAVE TO GET AHOLD OF ONE '' LINDA PENN'' AT THE TAX OFFICE IN ST.JOHN NF CANADA AND SHE WOULD THEN HAVE ME GET A MONEYGRAM FOR THE SUM OF 3800.00 U.S. FUNDS TO COVER THE '' NON-RESIDENT GOVERMENT SERVICE TAX.
your get a reversal of funds, so don't spend anything, if you do then, you'll be held accountable for the fradulent check, just like if you deposit a check and it bounces, you are help accountable for whatver is not in there to cover the reversal.
An obvious scam. They want you to get the money to them before the check clears, which it won't! You, and the company who's name is on the check are victims.
It is useless and morally wrong to attempt to cash a check you suspect as being fraudulent. First of all, it won't clear and your bank will charge you a fee for a returned check. If it somehow falls through the cracks and clears, it's still fraudulent. Your bank will have to return the money and will deduct it from your account. And you will STILL be out the returned check fee.
The proper thing to do is provide copies of what you received to your local post office and your state's attorney general (address easily found on the internet). They will take it from there.