The Expert Podcast

acts like is your name misspelled or the check number matches the letter and you get one of these cashiers check what they'll do is instruct you to it deposit in your account and then send them back the difference in the living tell you wait till it clears for a few days the problem is when checks clear for funding it doesn't mean the check has been approved banks are required to make funds available to you within three business days in most cases but that doesn't mean the check has cleared the other bank you could send that money to the customer or to the to foster and then you could be out your money there is a consumer services consumer protection grid it'll tell you how to determine if a check is a scam get being paid at secret shopper and win a prize is a maybe but if you sell an item online and somebody over pays it's a scam if you get a check and they ask you to send back money it's a scam meant of consumer protection the A. B. A. through the Federal Trade Commission has some suggestions on what to do if you get that always all law enforcement if you suspect you have a fake check if you've been a victim get a police report and see about doing an investigation to discover where the funds went in if it's recoverable through some investigative means