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13 Νοε 2023 · Check fraud usually involves convincing the victim to send legitimate funds in return for a fraudulent check. If someone has asked you to send back the money via a money transfer, cryptocurrency, or gift cards, they’re trying to scam you. What to do instead: Discard the check.
In a fake check scam, a person you don’t know asks you to deposit a check. It’s usually for more than they owe you, and it’s sometimes for several thousand dollars. They tell you to send some of the money back to them or to another person.
10 Μαρ 2023 · Check fraud linked to mail theft has surged across the country, according to a recent alert to banks from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, part of the Treasury Department.
3 Φεβ 2022 · Check fraud has spiked in the U.S. as thieves use age-old tricks to swindle Americans out of their money and then sell bogus checks on the darknet, a monitoring group has found.
16 Νοε 2023 · What is check fraud? Check fraud refers to any deceptive act involving checks to illegally obtain money. This can include altering legitimate checks, forging signatures, creating counterfeit checks, or using stolen checks to make unauthorized transactions.
Remember, fraud artists are constantly coming up with new ways to use fraudulent cashier’s or official bank checks in their scams. Here are three of the most common scams, and tips on how to detect whether or not you are being scammed.
Fraudsters are targeting individuals and businesses alike, using tactics like check forgery, altering details on legitimate checks, and producing counterfeit checks that look legit. One of the biggest concerns? Mail theft, where stolen blank checks become a fast ticket to fraudulent transactions.
