And did they send you the money? Was it legit? I saw something while looking for a job, something just like this. Sounds weird and like some sort of scam. So I wondered if they actually did send you money. And did you take your pay from the check and do with what they wanted with the rest of the money?
These kind of deals are scams. The check will bounce better then a super ball in a concrete building.
Curtesy of:
http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/checkcashingscams.php
http://www.bankingquestions.com/
If you receive an email or letter in the post / regular mail saying you won a lottery and they send you a check? Or you sold something on Ebay and the buyer paid with a check? Or you took out a loan from a distant or online bank and they sent you a check? You can just take the check to your bank and cash it right?
WRONG! And what is worse, if you cash it, in most states in the US, you may be guilty of passing a counterfeit check, money laundering or worse. Clark Howard did a piece on his radio show about a man in California who was arrested for cashing a bogus check. In other words, by merely attempting to cash the check, you could go to federal prison!
Sending fake checks through the mail is a crime so contact the US Postal Service Inspectors:
https://postalinspectors.uspis.gov/forms/MailFraudComplaint.aspx
https://www.usps.com/
Be Safe, Be aware:
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