Suspicious request to print and deposit a check

💸 moneysocial problemSingle report ●●●●● severity 5/5

A person was instructed by a finance company to purchase business check paper, print a check from an emailed copy, deposit it, and submit a receipt for reimbursement.

Who's affected: The reporter

⚠️ Single report. This is one person's account. We mark it so until more voices confirm it.

What people do today

Consulting online forums
Refusing to follow instructions
Reporting to bank fraud departments

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Ideas a builder, maker or community group could start on:

A browser extension that flags common 'fake check' job posting language in real-time
An automated SMS verification service that checks if a company's hiring process aligns with standard banking practices
A public database of known scam scripts used by fake employers to solicit check deposits

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Real voices

“I was also instructed to go to office Depot and buy business check paper so I could print my own check.”

Source: Stack Exchange (money) · CC BY-SA 4.0, user-contributed content from Stack Exchange; summarized and modified

Suspicious request to print and deposit a check

What people do today

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What people do today

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