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Fake Check Reports & Reviews (38)

- Panama City Beach, FL, USA • Feb 06, 2024

I constantly receive mail from this sender related since obtaining my mortgage at my local bank. They send fake checks and use a lot of threatening language that makes the mailer look like a non-payment with "Final Notice," etc. It wastes a lot of time trying to decipher if it is something legitimate or a scam.

- Los Angeles, CA, USA • Jan 24, 2024

I received a check from Apex Fund Services for $3980. Have no understanding why and cant confirm. It arrived to my office address via priority mail express.

- Lewiston Woodville, NC, USA • Dec 24, 2023

on social clubhouse his name is Herma's house

- Jamaica, NY, USA • Dec 23, 2023

The check arrived via postal mail. There was no corresponding personal information regarding reason for check and/or services rendered. So, I opted on the cautious side and shredded the check and report it.

- Fairhope, AL, USA • Nov 08, 2023

Be careful. Wanted to deposit a fake check in my bank account to buy their office equipment and software for the job.

- Ringgold, GA, USA • Oct 14, 2023

These scammers made a fake check and put my checking account number on the bottom of my check. Over 100$ was illegally withdrawn from my banking account. My bank didn't catch these and I had to tell my bank to close my bank account. The scammers use this fake company and many more. Saversclubllc.com IDGuardllc.com

I researched using 32 N Gould St wy and these scammers have been scamming people for many years and no one has put a stop to these scammers yet. I don't understand why this haven't been stopped by now. They have so many fake websites. It's unbelievable, how much money they are withdrawing illegally from all these hard working citizens. My bank may refund my money but I'm not 100% sure on this. I would love to catch these evil scammers.

- Des Moines, IA, USA • Oct 07, 2023

I received a check, deposited it and was told to buy 1500 worth of gift cards. I was then told to scratch off the silver thing on the back and email a pic of the cards. Luckily i waited to see if the check cleared. It was returned and i was out a $10 return check fee

• Sep 06, 2023

They sent me a cashiers check I spent the money how I was told and then 2 business days later the money was taken from my account because the check was bad

• Aug 19, 2023

They said they have a Email check waiting for me to receive it

• Jul 07, 2023

Sent me a check for services and I believe it might be a fake check

- Phoenix, AZ, USA • Jun 22, 2023

Random lady who said she’s a painter texted me on Instagram saying she would like to paint a portrait of me for a showing and would pay and I accepted. She then emailed me a check saying to mobile deposit it and show for proof. Then later she said to wake up at 3 am to send her 2000 and also asked if my relatives had any bank. I blocked her but although she has my number she’s been threatening me that she will get into my account and make my account go into negatives and threatened to sue me for stealing her money.

- Parksville, NY, USA • Jun 21, 2023

I received a priority mail from them with a check for $1950. I was told to keep 400 and buy $1500 in gift cards and the other 50 was for fees. I was then told to send text msg with pictures of the gift cards. If I did this in 24 hrs I would receive a $500 bonus if I did it in 48 hrs I would receive a $250 bonus

BBB Note as provided by the Federal Trade Commission: Consumer Alert

A scam story: Secret shopping and fake checks

By Emma Fletcher

Division of Consumer and Business Education, FTC

May 16, 2018

Scammers need a good story to get to your wallet. Once they find one that works, they use it again and again. One of their old favorites brings together fake checks and secret shopping, and we’ve been hearing a lot about it lately.



Here’s how it starts. You get a check in the mail with a job offer as a secret shopper. You deposit the check and see the funds in your account a few days later, and the bank even tells you the check has cleared.



Now you’re off to the store you’ve been asked to shop at and report back on, often a Walmart. Your first assignment is to test the in-store money transfer service, like Western Union or MoneyGram, by sending some of the money you deposited. Or you might be told to use the money to buy reloadable cards or gift cards, such as iTunes cards. You’re instructed to send pictures of the cards or to give the numbers on the cards.



Fast forward days or weeks to the unhappy ending. The bank finds out the check you deposited is a fake, which means you’re on the hook for all that money. How does that even happen? Well, banks must make funds from deposited checks available within days, but uncovering a fake check can take weeks. By the time you try to get the money back from the money transfer service, the scammers are long gone, and they’ve taken all the money off the gift cards, too. (By the way, money orders and cashier’s checks can be faked, too.)



The moral of the story? If anyone ever asks you to deposit a check and then wire or send money in any way, you can bet it’s a scam. No matter what they tell you.



Want to avoid the latest rip-offs? Sign up for free scam alerts from the FTC at FTC.gov/Scams. 

- Lancaster, SC, USA • Jun 14, 2023

I HAD A CHECK FROM A ALASKA CUSTOM TO BE SENT TO MY ADRESS THEY MAIL THE CHECK TO ME BUT IT STOP IN GEORGIA AT THE ANTERRIOTERIT PLACE THE SCAN MY CHECK AND SAY I NEED TO PAY THEM BEFORE I GET MY CHECK SO I SENT THEM THE MONEY AND THEY NEVER DID SEND ME MY CHECK

- Rock Hill, SC, USA • Jun 06, 2023

I received a check in the amount of $100.00 from this person or company. The check said "Please direct any questions to: 800-956-4442. I checked out this phone number on the ScamPulse.com website. It was used in a scam from 2018. I want to know whether this is a scam or a legitimate check for $100.00 that I may cash without incurring some kind of liability or loss of information. I tried to upload a picture of the check, but this form froze up and would not work.

- Spring, TX, USA • Apr 30, 2023

Cashiers check

- Chesapeake, VA, USA • Apr 10, 2023

Scammer used contract signed by Notary public Lauren M******* Reg # 7******. This contract had the lawyer J******** w******** on it. Scammer maintained contact upon till time for payment but was reluctant to pay. Started ditching calls

- Bradenton, FL, USA • Apr 08, 2023

I believe I, unwittingly, became involved in a Craig’s List “Cashiers Check” scam. I placed an ad to sell a pair of Glass Panel Front Door Inserts on Craig’s List that I no longer needed for $500.00. Shortly after placing my ad I received responses from three individuals who seemed to be the same person. On Apr 1st. I was contacted by a John Katics ([email protected]) asking for the Glass Panels. Then on Apr.2 I received a response from a Gary Lavender([email protected]) and then from a Gary Wright([email protected]). It seemed harmless and genuine at the time and when I questioned him about all the names and email addresses, his response was that he had one email address for his cell phone and the other was for a landline, just for security reasons. He promised to pay for the panels with a cashiers check and was willing to add $50.00 for me to take my ad off of Craig’s List. Through several back and forth email messages he seemed to suggest that a moving company was to pick up the panels and mysteriously said that I should take the money for the panels after cashing the check. Then I should give the movers the balance. At this point I was totally confused until a check arrived carried by USPS. The check was in the amount of $2900.00 and written by Lincoln Recycling Services LLC, 4711 Dell Ave. North Bergen NJ 07047-2815. Strangely the USPS sender was not Gary Lavender or Gary Wright it had someone whose name is Jihong Guo, 1075 S Vail Ave Montebello, CA 90640-6019. By the way, an email from Gary Lavender gave me the tracking number (9405516902374844968055) that turned out to be the same number on the USPS package. I managed to speak with a representative from Lincoln Recycling Services (216 789-5463) and they claimed the check was not genuine or issued by them and was a phony. I don’t know what they are up to but this doesn’t seem to be legal transaction.

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- Macon, GA, USA

The scammer was for a job called Ascension Health for a work from home job and wanted to get me to deposit a fake check for work equipment.

- Brookpark, OH, USA

Received a check in the mail in the amount of $4870.00

- Queen Creek, AZ, USA

I am a minister with The Universal Life Church and they contacted me about a wedding they supposedly wanted me to officiate. They then emailed me saying they were sending me a check for the amount and then emailed me again saying that in the check included the amount for a photographer that bailed. They wanted me to deposit the check, keep my fee, and send them the rest of it.

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