Complaint / Review
[email protected], Robert Kain
Fake check scammers

Ackground:
posted online classified to sell something. Got a reply from someone

Deal:
they sent me a 2000$ check which i was supposed to deposit into my account, deduct my share (35$) and wire rest of the money.

Scam:
the check was fake. Typically banks give you access to the money when u deposit the check, but take the money back if the check does not clear. I would have lost all the money i sent to this person.

How did i know:
no one pays 2000$ for a 35$ item. My banker did not take even 30 seconds to tell me that the check was fake and that the routing num on the check did not match the issuing bank.

Here is more info:
http://www.cnn.com/LIVING/personal/05/28/check. Scams/index.html