Beware of the Latest Check Scam

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Well being that I never believed in the banking system and the fact that I never had a bank account nor do I watch the news I became a victim of this scam and now I have some legal issues to deal with because I became blind when the check said 4912 73 well I still have the letter they sent to me but I don't have the envelope If anyone has any ideas or some information that can help me I would be grateful I call the bank and told them I didn't have an account we them and would to verify if the check was good the bank told me that I had sufficient funds for the amount of the check I went to the bank and got arrested the didn't give me any money can anyone help me

B FLETCH of MI 10:04PM April 16, 2013

Not only in Canada and the United States byt also From England.

Philip Syzemore of CA 2:39AM May 16, 2011

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Kimberly Palmer, senior editor for U.S. News & World Report, writes about making smarter financial decisions. She’s the author of Generation Earn: The Young Professional's Guide to Spending, Investing, and Giving Back.

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