Widespread scam
Date: February 23, 2007Source: mcall.com
If you answered false, congratulations. You know something about how the banking system works.
But if you answered true, you could be conned one day.
Just because you may have access to the funds deposited via a check does not mean that the check is ''good.'' Although federal regulations require financial institutions to make funds from a deposit available generally within one to five business days, it actually can take weeks before a bank discovers that a deposited check is worthless.
The National Consumers League recently reported that fake check scams are alarmingly on the rise. In 2006, counterfeit check scams shot to the top of the league's telemarketing fraud list and ranked third among Internet-based scams.
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