Has any one out there heard of a scam where someone wants to send you a check to deposit to your bank account?
96453
NO NO NO NO!!!\nDon't do it.  This is a very common scam called a "419" scam.  Do a google search for "419 scam" and you will find tons of information about it.  Once you have learned a little about them, a really funny site is 419eater.com.
723620
yet another "gimme your money" scam....
1187193
Please BEWARE...Do NOT cash any money orders for them!\n\nHere is a quote from a site I found talking about how a man was charged for changing money orders and getting others to cash them.  Here is a quote from the site that I am attaching the link for below:\n\nSuch an altering scam, which inspectors call "raising," works because the people who change the denominations are getting more sophisticated and have better printers and scanners, said Inspector Smith, a spokesman for the services' Fort Worth division. The scammers, who also counterfeit the orders entirely, sometimes collect the money by using people they encounter on the Internet or in "lonely hearts club" chat rooms, he said. They persuade a person to cash the orders at banks – where not all tellers recognize the telltale signs of fraud, such as discolorations, missing security watermarks and ink bleeds. "They are looking for people who are easily duped," he said, speaking generally and not about Mr. Emuagbonrie. \n\nI hope this info helps you and causes you to be extra cautious and even possibly pass the persons info who contacted you onto autorities.  It is VERY illegal.\n\n:-)
941071
If its one of those letters that promises something if it gets sent to so many people then yes its a scam.  They also usually say its a marketing campaign and give a persons name and phone or e-mail address to verify it.  There all scams.  Sorry
1119156
It's a known bank.  Deposit the check.
488251
Unfortunately it appears to be a scam or at least according to Habitat for Humanity:  \n\nThis is a quote from a page about Check Scams:\n\nPreventing Fake Check Scams - Fraudulent/Counterfeit\n"How it Works\n\nShortly after submitting your resume to CareerBuilder.com, you will receive a notification via e-mail of a company seeking a "donations processor", "money handler", etc. etc. The notification appears to come from CareerBuilder.com. Once you respond to the notification showing interest in the position, you are then e-mailed a link to a (fake) contract and asked to sign it and return it via fax.\n\nWithin a few days of signing the contract, you will receive a FedEx envelope containing a Cashiers Check in the amount if either $4500 or $7500. The company representative will contact you via e-mail asking the status of the funds. Your bank will release the funds prior to actually verifying the legitimacy of the cashiers check.\n\nOnce you tell the representative that the funds are available, he will send you the names of who to wire the money to. He will give specific instructions on how to send the funds, as a "personal" transaction, not a "professional" one, he will very likely give you 2 different names (both in Ukraine) and tell you to keep 7% for your commission and use the remaining amount for wire fees. You will also be instructed to not send the funds via online.\n\nDays later, you will be notified by your bank that the cashiers check is counterfeit. You could possibly be facing felony fraud charges and your account bank account can/will be closed and all assets frozen.\n\nYou will find that e-mails sent to the representative are getting rejected as not sendable. The website may even disappear off line and be active under a different name."
641838
It is best to call the bank that issued the check and make sure that the account exists.(do not call the number printed on the check...scammers will put their own number on there)
182040
yes i have and i called and spoke to some woman named cindy and she it&#92;s suppose to be sending me a check for 2,000 and sumthin dollars and  I need to cash it and send it to canada and thats for taxes and then she will be sending me my winnings  which is  62,000 somthing but I'm doing more research b 4 this lady tries to pull some type of scam.
903754
The best scam I've seen has been the Powerbook scam - it was the best because the person getting scammed realised it, and ended up scamming the scammer!\n\nhttp://www.p-p-p-powerbook.com/\n\nHighly recommend a read.
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I have not heard of them until I received a letter on Friday.  I took the check to my bank manager to confirm my suspicion that this is a scam.  In order to win a lottery, you first have to play.  Ask yourself...how did they get your address, why didn't it come certified (especially with a check, etc.) The bank manager told me that they can get your bank account number from you endorse the check to deposit it.
936684
Yes, I've read about cases where people have been scammed with very authentic looking, but phony, cashiers checks.  Sorry to hear it.
390859
It's a scam, not true, a lie to get your money...do NOT send them any money.  Why would a company send you an offer of employment via the email?
1145329
I just got scammed today fro 891.00. After calling several times I realized this was a scam. Every time I called a different person answered the phone. I spoke to a Sara Walters, Elizabeth Jefferys, Adrien (he did't have a last name) and finally A Jim Jones. I asked him how dose he get away with what he is doing and he told me I was the stupid one for sending my money Western Union. So he addmited scamming me. He even went on to disguse his voice to act as if he was White and then Jamacan. He told me he was so good that he could act like he was from any race. Meaning he is one person imatating several. Then I spoke back to Sara (I guess she didn't know about the conversation I had just had) and she told me that my account had a "RED FLAG"  and she couldn't send me money unless I sent her another 585.00.  Can you believe she had the nerve to ask for more money.  I ended up calling the Canada police, they gave me a numver to a dept. called phone busters so I could give a report. I also found out that it is illegal for a Canaden company to ask for any money down before sending the loan. Unfortunally I found this information out too late!!!
7982
be carful dont give any of your vital information.  it could be scam.  if they request your bank account so they can transfer the money or anything else like that, dont do it. ask them for a check instead.  after talking with them, you will know if it is a scam or not
158910
I dunno but there was an incident where a man deposited a Sweepstakes check for $95,000 that said this is not a check cause he wanted to see what the bank would do and they accidentally put that money into his Account that already had $5000\n\n$100,000 kept popping up on account and he made calls and was assured he could keep the $95,000 cause it was the bank's fault.\n\nFinally he put it on a certified check and put it in a Safe deposit box and the bank finally wanted the $95,000 back.\n\nThey got it back too.
735453
The short answer....Yes\nBut not directly.Scammers pretend to work for banks by having email address like wemabank @ yahoo dot com\nThat dosnt mean that the person you are in contact with has any connection with the bank.\n\nIt sounds like a 419 scam.\nIf you want to read more on 419 scams then go to www.fraudwatchers.org
1097743
Did you get one of those emails stating that they have millions of dollars and need you to take it for them?  BIG SCAM!!!!!!!!!  Be careful!  If that's not the case, I would go to my bank and ask.