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Fake Check Scams

If someone you don’t know sends you a check and asks for money back, that’s a scam.

Fake checks come in many forms. They might look like business or personal checks, cashier’s checks, money orders

Consumer Alert

Car wrap scam targets college students

Ari Lazarus

If you have a car, you know how expensive the upkeep can be. Gas, maintenance, parking – the whole lot.

Consumer Alert

Anatomy of a fake check scam

Colleen Tressler

Fake checks drive many types of scams – like those involving phony prize wins, fake jobs, mystery shoppers, online classified ad sales, and others.