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Scam.. or not? I got a real check for $5000

What will happen?

  • Jail time, this fool is going down FOW SHOW.

    Votes: 4 5.1%

  • He gets a $5,000 check from karma!

    Votes: 9 11.5%

  • OP murdered in alley by angry Vietnamese man: accidentally sent life savings to college student

    Votes: 16 20.5%

  • Check is fraudulent and the OP has to pay bank fees.

    Votes: 27 34.6%

  • Y'all got punk'd.

    Votes: 22 28.2%
  • Total voters
    78
  • Poll closed .
#145
Joe Nerve said:
...snip!and on the 1% chance that i'm wrong, please find some documentation via the internet that says it's a crime to deposit a bad check. i'm quite certain it isn't - but I'll eat hay if ya can prove I'm a horse. :)

can't wait to see how this turns out.
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Well, it's not on the internet, but I do have 2nd hand knowledge of this happening.


You know those fake checks mortgage companies mail you, with the hopes that when you "see" the money, you'll take a second out on your house? Some knucklehead at the credit union my wife worked at deposited one. In the overnight ATM so that no one would catch it before he had the chance to go on a spending spree.

To make matters worse, he was dating a teller at the credit union and was fool enough to yap about what he did.:eek:

Long story short, he knew exactly what he was doing. Wound up with fines, jail time and restitution.


Not quite the same as the OP's story, but close enough on the essentials: the check was fake and the act of depositing it was considered fraud. Spending it was another big no-no, so if the OP never intends to withdraw the funds, guess he's in the clear on that.

My uneducated guess is the originators of the check will find access to the new account and drain it for him.

And the bank won't care who withdrew the money, they'll go after the OP.


My hope is the Op will realize how naive he's been try and settle the matter with the bank asap before they bring the police into it.


If the Op is still reading this thread, good luck to ya.


Bob
 
#146
My understanding is the OP was up front with the bank about the checks origin. If he did so, I would think he is covered in regard to passing a bad check. Just hope whoever he talked to that day is still there when and if the poopie hits the fan. :hmm:
 
#147
Oh, I caught the part about asking if the check was real, I think the responsibility for "knowing" if it's legit lies with the depositer, not the bank.

And +1 on the bank employee rembering/being there when this blows up- it may be one of the few things that go right for the OP in this.
 
#148
I brought my laptop that has an onboard camera. I'm sure I looked like a crazy person, running around the outskirts of Lafayette, waving a laptop all over the place... but that's because I am a crazy person that happened to be doing just that!

Here are my findings:

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#149
SpankyPants said:
I brought my laptop that has an onboard camera. I'm sure I looked like a crazy person, running around the outskirts of Lafayette, waving a laptop all over the place... but that's because I am a crazy person that happened to be doing just that!

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:D :D :D

Awesome detective work Spanky! This is an instant classic.
 
#153
SpankyPants said:
I brought my laptop that has an onboard camera. I'm sure I looked like a crazy person, running around the outskirts of Lafayette, waving a laptop all over the place... but that's because I am a crazy person that happened to be doing just that!

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Laughing. My. Ass. Off.
 
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#155
Spanky - this was great, and chapter 4 was a great conclusion!! We meet Paul Boison - the obvious perpetrator of (um) "fowl" play.

Thanks for the treat. Never watched anything like this happen live before (from the start). :-) Thanks. Meantime, let's hope Jonathan can laugh about this in a few more days time...
 
#156
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SpankyPants said:
I brought my laptop that has an onboard camera. I'm sure I looked like a crazy person, running around the outskirts of Lafayette, waving a laptop all over the place... but that's because I am a crazy person that happened to be doing just that!

Here are my findings:

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I lol'd. Especially at the startling conclusion. How did he ever manage to save up $5000?

I think you should become the spokesperson for the Lafayette Tourism Association, and just make videos like this of the entire town.
 
#159
JonathanD said:
So I got a check for $5000 from Lousiana via fedex. I have no idea who sent it to me or why. The check comes from a vietnam bank and looks real. It looks so real that my bank is willing to take it as a deposit. However I did not deposit it. I am wondering if it is some sort of scam. If I cash this check could the sender get any info about me such as my Bank account #, or anything else?
Of course I would leave it in the bank for a month before I used the money. But I want to make sure the act of depositing it can not come back to bite me in the butt.

Thanks for your help.

Jonathan
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Contact the police immediately. They in turn will probably contact the feds. Do not deposit that check. Do not pass go. Do not collect $5000.
 

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